Violet Indy said:Agreed, also the SoK novel that got cancelled, would be really nice too! As well as the Emperor's Tomb.
As for the comics you've mentioned, I've read them however they weren't as good as they sound. Iron Phoenix is best to me out of the three, with the post WW2 storyline and Nazi zombies. Golden Fleece was pretty thin and Spear of Destiny, though I love Henry Snr's appearance and the fact that it takes place right after LC, was also a bit of a disappointment. Those stories would fit say an Indiana Jones serial tv series or an animation series episode.
FoA definitely should be novelised, though I admit the comic adaption is pretty damn good and would be a good starting point for any fan that would consider making their own fan novelisation.
Out of the comics, since we didn't get it in comic form, I would love Lost Horizon as a novel (and if the storyline was decent, definitely a Young Indy movie)!!!
Yeah the Lost Horizon storyline and mid-late 1926 (the Indy-Marion affair) is like ''Holy Grail'' for many an Indiana Jones fan--and in many ways is a direct prequel to RotLA. Though perhaps it's better left untold in detail--with all the expectations built up over the storyline it might let people down, and with the details of their affair remaining a mystery it's something that will keep Indy fans wondering for all time.
I mean if every piece of story is told, every aspect of Jones' background is covered, it takes away the mystery of the character.
Part of the beauty of the Indy-Marion affair is the speculation--what happened exactly? It'd be more of a romance novel than an Indy novel, as there really wouldn't be a MagGuffin, maybe the headpiece but nothing huge, and might let down casual Indy fans in that regard. And in terms of Indy's life/adventures, it really isn't that big of a moment.
I think there are more important stories--for example Peril at Delphi, where he if I remember correctly finally takes up the whip as his tool of choice as well as first dons the Indy gear--is far more important because Peril is where Indy finally begins to transform from Henry Jones, Jr., to Indiana Jones.