Some of you may be aware that, at various points in time, both Marvel and DC have seen fit to create characters which show varying degrees of "homage" to those of their competitors. (This is apart from those times when both companies have worked more directly together, be it via the Amalgam Comics label or through more "traditional" Marvel-DC crossover titles.)
On the one side, there are Marvel's various incarnations of the Squadron Supreme, a team of superheroes who look oddly familiar... Most recently, an Earth-616 "Squadron Supreme of America" has been introduced, featuring in ongoing storylines such as the current War of the Realms event. Exactly who and what this current version of the Squadron are is somewhat of a surprise, for anyone who might wish to avoid spoilers before checking out their Marvel Database entry.
On the other side, DC's current Earth 8 is home to various characters who look oddly familiar... not least of which being the Retaliators, a team of superheroes who, as it happens, appear in print under the "Major Comics" label in other DC universes. Not coincidentally, one of the team members is called Major Max, who happens to look like a certain other character who (nowadays) shares part of her alias with the name of her comic publisher.
Given that Marvel have decided to lean more heavily on the Squadron in the current comics, I wonder if it is at all likely that we might one day see a live-action version of them on the big screen, or perhaps on Disney+; or, for that matter, if DC might make use of some or all of the Retaliators in a future medium? Or, might it be the case that using "homage" characters in print is one thing, but that animated or live-action portrayals might be going too far without the other side's permission?
And, well, would anyone want to see any more of these "homage" characters in the first instance?
On the one side, there are Marvel's various incarnations of the Squadron Supreme, a team of superheroes who look oddly familiar... Most recently, an Earth-616 "Squadron Supreme of America" has been introduced, featuring in ongoing storylines such as the current War of the Realms event. Exactly who and what this current version of the Squadron are is somewhat of a surprise, for anyone who might wish to avoid spoilers before checking out their Marvel Database entry.
On the other side, DC's current Earth 8 is home to various characters who look oddly familiar... not least of which being the Retaliators, a team of superheroes who, as it happens, appear in print under the "Major Comics" label in other DC universes. Not coincidentally, one of the team members is called Major Max, who happens to look like a certain other character who (nowadays) shares part of her alias with the name of her comic publisher.
Given that Marvel have decided to lean more heavily on the Squadron in the current comics, I wonder if it is at all likely that we might one day see a live-action version of them on the big screen, or perhaps on Disney+; or, for that matter, if DC might make use of some or all of the Retaliators in a future medium? Or, might it be the case that using "homage" characters in print is one thing, but that animated or live-action portrayals might be going too far without the other side's permission?
And, well, would anyone want to see any more of these "homage" characters in the first instance?
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