Eh, it's probably just me then.
Quasar, Protector of the Universe
Art by Mike Wieringo
Why Wieringo above someone like Greg Capullo (who did an in my opinion phenomal run on the original Quasar series)? Well, because Capullo's work hasn't really been up to that level in a while now, and I loved Wieringo's redition in Fantastic Four. It's got the colorful/cartoonish aspect while also having a great story-telling aspect to it as well. The art isn't for everybody, but it certainly suits me fine.
Now comes the story aspect of it. First off, I'd completely ignore the whole Ego-seed thing like most writers have already done, since I'd have Quasar on Earth a few times. Secondly, I'd bring Makkari back as one of his chief supporting characters. Heck, I'd probably largely make it into a buddy book as I loved the Quasar/Makkari friendship. Obviously, Fast Foward (aka Barry Allen in the Marvel Universe) would get a cameo from time to time as he moves in with Quasar and Mak's in their old digs on Earth, since he lost his powers (in a nice little nod to DC's removal of the Speed Force).
The story-lines would pretty much be revolving as one would settle on Earth while another would take the guys into space. For the sake of trying to keep his contuinity from being convoluted, I'd pretty much forget about the whole seperate world (housing the folks from the New Universe and Quaz's ex Kayla) still orbiting around Earth. I wouldn't destroy it or anything, I just wouldn't mention it again (considering I thought that whole thing was stupid anyway).
I'd also probably give Quasar his share of love-interests ranging from his neighbour to the intergalactic hotties of the Belta planet in Quadrant Seven of the Meteoro System (or something like that). Thing is that unlike other superheroes he was never all that worried about his secret identity (he revealed it to his colleagues fairly quickly and his mom, dad and sister know as well) so I'd keep that going for his Earth contacts (after all, people from space wouldn't even care). What would it be like to live next to a cosmically powered superhero and his superspeedster buddy?
And then there's Ben Grimm and the Fantastic Four. If there was one thing I always liked, it was Quasar's unique relationship with the hero community. Nobody actively dislikes Quaz, and one of his best friends is the ever lovable blue-eyed Thing. They had a nice little dynamic as card-playing buddies and Quasar lived in the Baxter Building for quite a while. I'd have Ben Grimm cameo a few times when Quasar and Makkari are on Earth for a storyarc.
There's also Captain America and the Avengers. Quasar was in some ways a lot like Justice as written by Busiek in his Avengers run. He looks up to the Avengers and respects Captain America even more. The cool thing is, Captain America respects him a lot too. They always had a nice friendship that I would play up from time to time as Cap calls him in when the going can get a little too tough. I wouldn't have him join the Avengers though, and I'd even expect Quaz to be a bit wary of the new team at first, but quickly and easily accepting them.
We've also got a little appearance from Captain Mar-Vell (the original one) and Starfox from time to time, with the first being the previous Protector and acting as an example to Quasar. Quasar would find a lot of strength in some sparringly used mentorring by the deceased hero (easily done through the Quantum Bands), but I also wouldn't overdo it. Quasar doesn't need mentorring all that often anymore. Starfox would basically just be Quaz and Mak's drinking buddy in space.
Lest we also forget Epoch, the child/clone of Eon, who's growing into being the best little cosmic entity he/she/it can be. Epoch would be Quasar's Oracle (from DC) as she's the cosmically aware one. I'd refrain from finally giving Quasar that vaunted cosmic awareness since I think it'd mess him up a bit, being just a little too powerful for my taste.
So we've got our buddy book, we've got our love interests and soap opera, some sci-fi elements as Quasar regularly heads out into space, and I'd probably intro some fantasy elements as well, although I'd refrain from getting him into mythological stuff. Thing is, the guy has died twice now and came back almost on pure willpower, so a bit of fantasy could work.
Mostly though, I'd be showing that Quasar isn't just some two-bit Green Lantern rip-off by exemplifying the uniqueness of both his power in the MU and his station/role in the cosmic grouping in the Marvel Universe.