“Marvel TV” is well on its way to producing its first two live action television series, with a whole list of more possible series in its back pocket. Will DC Comics step its game up and follow suit? If it does, here are a few titles from DC (and DC’s Vertigo) that could lead the company’s charge to the small screen (We’ll pretend for now that Smallville doesn’t count).

1. “THE QUESTION”

As the DC universe’s resident investigator/crimfighter/conspriracy theorist, the Question would make a great crime drama with a dark, noir-esque tone. Vic Sage (or his successor, Renee Montoya, the current Question) could serve as a more hard-boiled (and slightly “imbalanced”) anti-hero, more along the lines of Shotime’s Dexter, or Rorshach of The Watchmen, except instead of an ink-blot-face, he/she has a lack-of-face. All the better to creep you out with.

2. “100 BULLETS”

Speaking of conspiracies, Brian Azarello’s Eisner Award-winning saga “100 Bullets” would easily be grade-A source material for TV, preferably . The series comes from DC’s Vertigo line, a division that deals with titles meant for mature audiences, and 100 Bullets is no exception. The intricate story has enough sex, revenge, secret societies, and assassins to make 24 look like Glee.

3. “FABLES”

At first, the premise of fairty tale characters secretly living among us sounds like material for a Disney Channel Original Movie, but anyone who’s read Bill Willingham’s “Fables” (another Eisner Award winner from DC’s Vertigo) will tell you that this series is definitely not kid stuff. The story line is epic, following a huge cast of characters across multiple story arcs, including everything from murder mysterys, to conspiracies, to all-out war. An intricate, dark drama with dashes of the supernatural, this one feels like it could be in the same vein as True Blood, or I dare say, even Lost.

4. “LOBO”

The intergalactic bounty hunter was originally meant to poke fun at badass hero archetypes like the Punisher and Wolverine. But soon Lobo gained popularity in his own right with his grim humor and hyper-exaggerated violence. Think Hellboy meets Sons of Anarchy meets the Mos Eisley Cantina from Star Wars, and it’s not hard to see why this could make some good fraggin‘ television.

5. “HELLBLAZER: JOHN CONSTANTINE”

Forget for a second Keanu’s rendition of the blonde, British anti-hero. American surly just isn’t the same as the Queen’s surly. If Constantine ever does comeback to the screen, I’m hoping for the backstreets-of-London, bowels-of-Hell kind of attitude that made the comic series great. Something with profanity, black magic, and hopefully good casting. Maybe Lie to Me’s Tim Roth. I’d even settle for the admittedly American James Marsters (Buffy’s Spike).

6. “BLUE BEETLE”

With all of DC’s great Vertigo titles, there’s no shortage of titles for mature audience. But it’s nice to find a title that could appeal to teens, and even kids. The current Blue Beetle, Jaime Reyes, is a teenager himself, who accidentally stumbles upon the power of a strange alien technology. It’s a classic “YER A WIZARD, HARRY!” moment, creating a young, relatable hero, who at the same time kicks ass at Power Ranger-esque levels.

7. “NIGHTWING”

I just HAD to include something from the Batman world. Any of Gotham’s crimefighters would bring great action and character depth to the television, but I chose Nightwing because A.) The story of Dick Grayson is much less explored and exhausted than Bruce Wayne’s. B.) Any series starring Batman will instantly be compared to Christopher Nolan’s films, and that’s a tall, cold shadow to live in. And C.) He fights with Filipino Eskrima sticks! How kickass is THAT!

There you have it. A slim list I know, heavily populated by Vertigo titles, which brings up another issue all it’s own. Vertigo titles are easy to adapt because they tend to be visually less far-fetched, but: Are DC superheroes harder to adapt to screen than Marvel superheroes? Or easier for that matter? Maybe it’s a product of my own lack of imagination, but I think that DC superheroes pose more of a challenge to adapt, being generally more larger-than-life and godlike than Marvel heroes, both thematically and visually (considering characters like Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, etc.).

I know I’m asking for trolls and righteous nerd rage with this one, but nevertheless, let me know what you think! Add to the list, or subtract!

And check out our Marvel counterpart to this list, while you’re at it.