When the ripoff is better than its source
When the ripoff is better than its source
Mason Turner
Gabriel Morris
Thanos is a ripoff of Darkseid. You can't deny it.
Mason Rivera
You mean like this?
Jaxson Gutierrez
Did someone kick him in the dick or something?
John Young
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Michael Cooper
DC tried to sue Fawcett Comics because their boy Billy Batson was kicking Superman's ass in the sales department, and rightfully so
Liam Sullivan
Zachary Martin
Didn't he get more character development than Darkseid?
John Cook
Eli Moore
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Adam Parker
It's hard to equate Captain Marvel as a ripoff since the book came up most of the tropes associated with superhero comics.
Henry Russell
Darkseid, like most Jack Kirby characters, suffered when separated from his creator.
In THE NEW GODS, Darkseid was a paper-tiger. He was feared above all others, but without that fear he was nothing. His "honor" was merely a pretense and was routinely dropped for his underhanded and cowardly schemes. He avoided direct confrontation and preferred to work in the shadows. Darkseid was completely without scruples. A butcher that pretended to be a god.
This was in stark contrast to his son, Orion, a brave and noble warrior. Fearless and savage in battle, yet loyal to codes of honor and willing to lay down his life for his friends. Orion was in many ways the man Darkseid wished he was, so for Orion Darkseid had nothing but hatred, and fear.
Liam Hill
Jaxson Scott
Jayden Phillips
DCAU Question isn't the source of Rorschach nor is spic dyke Question, urban shaman Question, or zen Question. Ditko's Question is the only incarnation of the Question that predates Rorschach, unless you want to go back further and point out that he was really recycling his earlier character, Mr. A, when he made the Question.
Nathan Jenkins
Carson Bell
Mr. A came after The Question.
You can tell because Mr. A is the "answer" to The Question.
Dominic Sanders
Shit joke tbh.
Anyways, Mr A was first published in Jan '67 and The Question was first published in Jun 67, so 5 months apart.
Nathaniel Garcia
Meme comic from a meme author. Kill yourself OP.
Alexander Long
Nobody's noticed that Miracleman's direct "source" was not Superman, or Captain Marvel, but Marvelman, a very cheesy ripoff / unofficial "continuation" of Captain Marvel created by Mick Anglo after he lost the rights to reprint the actual Captain Marvel (due to complications over the lawsuit by DC).
Of course, the original Marvelman is good clean fun and not grim and gritty, and is therefore superior.
The original Marvelman was also set in America, not England. Great research there, Moore.
Julian Powell
Maybe we should have a storytime of classic 70's Thanos, before he got the gauntlet.
Jacob Miller
He is Marvelman you idiot. They only changed it to Miracleman because Marvel were breathing down their necks threatening to sue
The whole point is that the original Marvelman adventures were simulations that didn't actually happen. You'd know that if you actually read it.
Christian Carter
DCAU Question is nevertheless superior. Of course you could argue that it's an instance recursive adaptation. In other words DCAU Question ripped off Rorschach which ripped Ditko's Question (and Mr A)
Christian Bailey
Who are these rip-offs of?
Sebastian Taylor
Swamp Thing you could argue is a rip-off of Man-Thing or you could reach back earlier and say they're both rip-offs of the Heap.
Don't know who he might be referring to for Daredevil and Elektra.
Grayson Martinez
Never knew about the Heap.
Oliver Turner
Swamp Thing was a rip-off of Man-Thing
Daredevil was a rip-off of Spider-Man, according to Frank Miller at least. He called him 'The poor man's Spider-Man'
Elektra is a blatant rip-off of Sand Saref, The Spirit's girlfriend turned villain
Lucas Wilson
That's the first time I've ever heard of that.
Kevin Brown
Miller talked about it a bit here.
Evan Wood
Wow that was really insightful.
Jeremiah Johnson
I'd say Daredevil is more of a ripoff of Black Bat, a pulp character from the 30's. He was a D.A. that was blinded by acid then decided to go fight crime.
Zachary Mitchell
Though I guess as far as the way he fights crime, Daredevil is closer to Spider-Man.
Caleb King
Well of course. Starlin basically admitted to aping Jack Kirby.
Posting from phone so dont have image, but add The Authority to the list. They were so much better than the Justice League, DC used editorial interference to kill the book at its white hot peak.