9/21/2023 0 Comments Closed hands joke![]() ![]() Hitman (1993), which takes place in the DC Universe, was written by Garth Ennis, and as such it contains many rather unflattering portrayals of DC's superheroes, and by extension at the superhero genre as a whole.When Ed Brubaker did a two-issue story on Tom Strong, he produced a Deconstructive Parody of Miracleman, by Tom Strong's creator Alan Moore, arguing that Miracleman was not so much "realistic", as pointlessly nasty and depressing for the sake of it.The point, of course, is that just like the High Evolutionary, the changes made by Marvel Now and its successors will place Marvel on unstable footing rather than make it stronger, as the fans will likewise be unable to deal with the sudden changes. The High Evolutionary is a villain with the goal of forcibly evolving humanity against their will to make them stronger, and is opposed by heroes trying to save mankind from the inevitable chaos this would cause. ![]() ![]() In the parody "Marvel: NOW What?!", the writer uses the High Evolutionary to explain all these changes in a satirical manner. Marvel relaunched nearly all of their running books with Marvel NOW!, changing the status quos drastically in sometimes controversial ways with the expressed purpose of strengthening their comic line.The first printing of Universe X: Spidey #1 contains a Take That! hidden message on a bookshelf: "Bob Harras. ![]()
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