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

[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]

'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.