Almighties Amass!

[samjohnsoncomics]

I introduced some of my Avengers-parodying The Almighties here awhile back; just in time for THAT movie, the book's out now, and you can check out a 3-Page Preview here, and the book's Press Release at comicon.com slash pulse

Comments

[silverzeo]

Stomping a bunny into a bloody pulp stain in the grass.... how pleasant...

[nefrekeptah]

I don't see how this is a parody. I mean, yeah, obviously the name is a parody, but I don't recognize who the characters are supposed to be imitating, nor do I see how "stopping people from releasing rabbits" is supposed to be mocking what the Avengers do.

[okkult3000]

Nowadays, a work is a parody when the creator realizes it's not very good only after releasing it to the public. See also: the Spirit movie.

[glprime]

OH SNAP!

(and verily, thou speakest the truth)

[yvonmukluk.livejournal.com]

'Nowadays'?

I'll have you know claiming a work a parody after its release dates back to at least space Mutiny.

Behold:http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParodyRetcon

(I fail at html)

Or better yet...

[silverzeo]

Marville...
Or that Quagmire rapes Marge, she ends up liking it, and him killing off the Simpsons joke on the Family Guy...

Re: Or better yet...

[auggie18]

In all fairness, I think Marville was a parody from the get go. That didn't stop it from being terrible, though.

[icon_uk]

I assume that it's taking the notion of a Government sponsored superteam performing acts which enforce those Government policies to the absurd extreme.

If it's a Government sponsored animal research facility then breaking into it is a Federal matter and the team could be called in.

It seems a mite heavy handed and it's not a title I'd follow but I'm pretty sure I've seen worse produced comics marketed during the 90's

[cleome45]

The poor Nineties. They never get any respect. :p

[icon_uk]

As someone who remembers first hand the comics of the 70's onwards, there's a reason for that.

[cleome45]

I was checked out for most of the Nineties. Should I consider that a blessing?

[mrstatham]

Holofoil covers, guns, 'bad-girl' art and Liefeld. Four reasons out of the relative hundred or so I could pick out as to why the 90's sucked for comics. Though it *IS* incredibly important to note that not all 90's comics were bad, just the very prominent ones. It's not like there isn't shit being produced that's a complete waste of paper, and it's not like bad comics stopped being made as of December 31st 1999.

[sindra]

Yeah...um....these guys are the heroes?

[halloweenjack]

A supergroup fighting what looks to be an Animal Liberation Front-type direct action group? Little bit heavy-handed on the social commentary there, chief.

[kraesil]

Not impressed.
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Still not impressed.

[crinos]

Oh wow, another story about a group of super heroes who are total assholes. Haven't seen that before.

[bipthefool]

Hmm drooling butler. pointless and unfunny rabbit death...yeah i see this comic doing well. I mean the creators must have family? I also swear i remember some DC or Marvel character from the 80 with the blue armor deal on.

[beoweasel]

...and this is funny, because...?

[his_spiffynesss]

In the splash page, I can't help but notice the werewolf has really small feet for his size.

[bruinsfan]

And an edgy mohawk. Don't forget the edgy mohawk.

[mrstatham]

I think I found something to dislike more than The Boys!

[lascoden]

Oh, ouch.

[superfangirl1]

Poor mr. Bunny.

[thanekos]

Well, it's certainly subtler than the Avengefuls.

[ensiform]

This is not a parody. Chris Giarrusso does parodies. Colleen Coover. Mad magazine, even. Not this, though. This is simply a collection of very tired comic tropes.

The characters are stereotypically flat: the men all grunting, glowering 'roid cases, the woman improbably stretched, close-mouthed silicon cases (we hate it when our pin-ups have opinions!).

The writing is laboriously stilted in that adolescent Nineties way ("Roll Call"? Come on).

[samjohnsoncomics]

There's been some misinterpretation here. Ordinarily the Preview would appear with the Press Release. I've now posted where that can be found at the top to give a clearer picture.

[bruinsfan]

This could be improved immensely with the addition of the Rabbit of Caerbannog.