Adam Strange
I freely admit there are too many people with the surname Strange in comics. There’s Dr. Stephen Strange, Sorcerer Supreme from Marvel; as well as Professor Hugo Strange, the evil psychiatrist who uses Arkham Asylum and its inmates for his twisted experiments. And then there’s the subject of this entry, Adam Strange, the dashing sci-fi hero of the DC Universe.
Adam Strange is a love letter to pulp science fiction. He has the intergalactic heroics and technology of Flash Gordon, the fish out of water of Buck Rodgers (and Flash Gordon), and the jetpack of The Rocketeer.
Long story short, Adam Strange is an archaeologist who was accidentally transported to the alien world of Rann. Through a series of circumstances, he becomes the planet’s protector, using advanced Rannian technology to defend it from invading forces. Usually, it’s the Earth that needs defending, but Adam Strange’s relatively novel setting would lend well to a video game.
An Adam Strange video game could let audiences explore the hidden side of the DC universe’s extraterrestrialism, all with a pulp sci-fi paint job. Such a game could include a roster of aliens many people don’t usually see outside of high-profile heroes and villains, including Thanagarians (Hawkman and Hawkgirl), Tamaranians (Starfire), and Czarnians (Lobo). The game could also feature more obscure races like Gordanians and Coluans.
Plus, since Adam Strange is just a man with Rannian technology, balancing the game’s difficulty while staying true to the source material would not be an issue. He’s no master martial artist like Batman, and he’s certainly not invulnerable like Superman; he’s just a hammier Nathan Drake with a raygun and jetpack.
