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Post by chrom on Mar 10, 2022 12:40:52 GMT -5
Apparently whomever wrote and worked on it was not a fan of The Fantastic Four
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Post by Feyrhausen on Mar 10, 2022 12:56:10 GMT -5
Episode was written by Rich Fogel. I dont know his personal feelings towards the FF but writing a villainous version does not mean he dislikes them. Dan Jurgens is a fan and he wrote a version that appeared in the Superman comics. The leader went on to become Cyborg Superman.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2022 14:43:20 GMT -5
Episode was written by Rich Fogel. I dont know his personal feelings towards the FF but writing a villainous version does not mean he dislikes them. Dan Jurgens is a fan and he wrote a version that appeared in the Superman comics. The leader went on to become Cyborg Superman. Lol as a kid I started reading Superman way before FF and didn't realize that Hank Henshaw's origin was a Reed Richards parody until years later. |
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Post by thechase on Mar 11, 2022 15:20:22 GMT -5
The FF also cameoed in "Krisis of the Krimson Kryptonite" (the very issue Clark got engaged to Lois)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2022 16:15:38 GMT -5
The FF also cameoed in "Krisis of the Krimson Kryptonite" (the very issue Clark got engaged to Lois) Yeah, they implied Mr. Mxyzptlk and the Impossible Man are the same dude, but he looks different in different universes. |
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Post by RI Richmark on Mar 11, 2022 19:32:15 GMT -5
Apparently whomever wrote and worked on it was not a fan of The Fantastic Four
Off topic but did that General really think it was good idea to go with THAT mustache? He didn't think it would remind people of something? |
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Post by dav on Mar 11, 2022 21:10:24 GMT -5
The FF also cameoed in "Krisis of the Krimson Kryptonite" (the very issue Clark got engaged to Lois)  |
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 12, 2022 6:20:59 GMT -5
I think it may have been less of an intended diss, and more just that Batman Beyond BLATANTLY had a lot of nods to various Spider-Man characters and ones in his periphery, and Fantastic Four have long had a close connection to Spider-Man, themselves, between the group being sort-of mentors at times, and Johnny being one of Peter's best and most consistent friends.
Inque was rather obviously evocative of the symbiotes, Shriek seemed to be nodding to Shocker, Stalker is basically just Kraven, so on and so forth. Blight is... okay, that one's seemingly referencing an actual Batman villain in Doctor Phosphorous, but an old-school one that had long since fallen in relevance, so someone would be forgiven for assuming it was entirely out of nowhere.
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Post by thechase on Mar 13, 2022 11:57:51 GMT -5
The FF also cameoed in "Krisis of the Krimson Kryptonite" (the very issue Clark got engaged to Lois) Superman Smashes The Kryptonite |
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Post by genericusername on Mar 13, 2022 16:47:29 GMT -5
I think it may have been less of an intended diss, and more just that Batman Beyond BLATANTLY had a lot of nods to various Spider-Man characters and ones in his periphery, and Fantastic Four have long had a close connection to Spider-Man, themselves, between the group being sort-of mentors at times, and Johnny being one of Peter's best and most consistent friends. Inque was rather obviously evocative of the symbiotes, Shriek seemed to be nodding to Shocker, Stalker is basically just Kraven, so on and so forth. Blight is... okay, that one's seemingly referencing an actual Batman villain in Doctor Phosphorous, but an old-school one that had long since fallen in relevance, so someone would be forgiven for assuming it was entirely out of nowhere. Blight kind of came off as a Norman Osborn copy. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 13, 2022 18:19:01 GMT -5
I think it may have been less of an intended diss, and more just that Batman Beyond BLATANTLY had a lot of nods to various Spider-Man characters and ones in his periphery, and Fantastic Four have long had a close connection to Spider-Man, themselves, between the group being sort-of mentors at times, and Johnny being one of Peter's best and most consistent friends. Inque was rather obviously evocative of the symbiotes, Shriek seemed to be nodding to Shocker, Stalker is basically just Kraven, so on and so forth. Blight is... okay, that one's seemingly referencing an actual Batman villain in Doctor Phosphorous, but an old-school one that had long since fallen in relevance, so someone would be forgiven for assuming it was entirely out of nowhere. Blight kind of came off as a Norman Osborn copy. True, in terms of his position in the story, good point. |
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Post by James Fabiano on Mar 14, 2022 8:55:01 GMT -5
Still treated them better than Josh Trank, am I right??
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Post by Starshine on Mar 14, 2022 23:12:41 GMT -5
IIRC this was the first genuinely tonally dark episode of the series? It was pretty disturbing in the ways in which these guys were killed off in the end, especially the air conditioning part.
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Post by James Fabiano on Mar 15, 2022 7:20:47 GMT -5
IIRC this was the first genuinely tonally dark episode of the series? It was pretty disturbing in the ways in which these guys were killed off in the end, especially the air conditioning part. First of MANY... |
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Mar 15, 2022 7:23:56 GMT -5
IIRC this was the first genuinely tonally dark episode of the series? It was pretty disturbing in the ways in which these guys were killed off in the end, especially the air conditioning part. Meltdown, with Mr Freeze is the episode right before this. |
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