If DB were an American comic?

[Berserker1921]

You think it would be much different? What roles do you think Goku and Vegeta hold in this alternate universe? I am asking how would the story be? Would it be radically different from what it was? Would it be filled with stronger femal characters? More epic battles to the universal scale? Filled with even more discrepancies like superman? Would piccolo become the batman of the z warriors?

[Godccolo]

Would the author change as well?

[Berserker1921]

Yes frequently. Like normal American comics

[Dayspring]

Yes frequently. Like normal American comics

Unless it's with a small press or self-published like with Image comics.

That said, it would tank as an American comic. Action Adventure comics don't do well in North America unless they're part of the superhero genre. Comics in the superhero genre don't do well unless they're owned by the Big 2.

[Berserker1921]

Yes frequently. Like normal American comics

Unless it's with a small press or self-published like with Image comics.

That said, it would tank as an American comic. Action Adventure comics don't do well in North America unless they're part of the superhero genre. Comics in the superhero genre don't do well unless they're owned by the Big 2.

What I meant how will the story change? How different do you think it would be?

[Polyphase Avatron]

It would have a bunch of story arcs that seem conclusive, but then something entirely new happens and starts an entirely new story arc, usually having nothing to do with the previous one. It would be really really long, and there would be a lot of continuity errors that only the obsessive nerdy fans who've read the whole series would catch. There would also be multiple retcons and non-canon alternate stories. There would be a lot of confusing time travel plots, dead characters would continually be brought back to life, new stories would still be coming out decades after it started, and old villains would randomly come back with new powers, and the fanbase would constantly be complaining and arguing about it.


Oh wait...

[sintzu]

the main focus of it would be political correctness with everything else such as stories and characters being pushed to the back.

[Rocketman]

It would be a lot better about having an ensemble cast instead of having Goku do everything always.

[Lord Beerus]

Well, if Dragon Ball was an american comic and was not owned by either Marvel or DC, it would flop. But other than that, the structure of the story wouldn't really change that much. I mean, death in Dragon Ball is just as cheap as death in comic books, so they already have a few things in common.

[One_Instance]

I wouldn't be surprised if restarted every so many years with new stories and new characters, like a lot or super hero comics do, maybe keeping Goku in some of them. It'd also be interesting to see the different art styles from all the different artists that would've worked on it over the years.

[Lord Beerus]

I wouldn't be surprised if restarted every so many years with new stories and new characters, like a lot or super hero comics do, maybe keeping Goku in some of them. It'd also be interesting to see the different art styles from all the different artists that worked on it over the years.

I'd certainly love to see Jim Lee draw some of the Z-Fighters.

[RandomGuy96]

It would be extremely inconsistent. More than it already is, anyway.

There would be more female characters who have major roles.

Everyone would be dressed ridiculously.

Mr. Satan would beat up Goku in a straight fight at least once.

The Z-fighters would get a team name.

The villains would benefit from the Dragon Balls. Well, some of them would.

[One_Instance]

Everyone would be dressed ridiculously.

Oh god, I can already imagine Goku dressed in spandex and a cape.

The Z-fighters would get a team name.

Isn't Z-Fighters or Z-Warriors their team name already?

The villains would benefit from the Dragon Balls. Well, some of them would.

I definitely want to see this happen in the actual series, hopefully, we will in Super. It's kind of disappointing that we've only seen this happen once, with Piccolo, so far.

[Lord Beerus]

Everyone would be dressed ridiculously.

Oh god, I can already imagine Goku dressed in spandex and a cape.

Well, the original design for the Super Saiyan God featured Goku having a cape. So... yeah.

[Berserker1921]

I see that all the heroes costume would be Americanized I don't see too many capes. Since this a martial arts story. Goku would be the super man of the group. Vegeta or piccolo would be batman. Android 18'woukd be the Wonder Woman. And all the heroes will have times to shine. Even having Yamacha would be the hero sometimes.

[One_Instance]

I see that all the heroes costume would be Americanized I don't see too many capes. Since this a martial arts story.

Yeah, but we don't know that an American version would have anything to do with martial arts.

[Lord Beerus]

There would be more female characters who have major roles.

Sad but true.

[ekrolo2]

The non-Saiyain's would probably be treated a lot better and continue to find new ways of being useful, many of the transformations probably wouldn't even exist and would be replaced by differing techniques, the sci-fi portions that came into prominence with Z would be expanded upon, esoteric space stuff would likely become thematically linked to the new Gods stuff....

I don't think the series charm would still be present like it kind of is now, but I can honestly see a LOT of stuff being overall better handled.

[Lord Beerus]

Another thing is that if Dragon Ball were an American comic, there would be a lot of reboots and a lot more retcons.

[Akira]

If DB were an American comic...head canons would implode.