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2 big grumpy orange guys stuck in non-human bodies.
Who out oranges the other?
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The two characters have a lot in common, as Doom Patrol was an X Men concept (outcast heroes) with a Fantastic Four (genius Chief/Reed, Cliff/Ben, Negative Man/Torch, Sue/Rita who had stretching powers) twist.
I think the New 52 version of Cliff would make a real go of this, but Ben would still take the majority.
Original SA Cliff was only class 10-20 and gets stomped.
If we're talki g from the post 2000 revival more like class 50-60. Still outdone but puts up a better fight.
I always thought that DP was more an FF take off than an xmen one.
Chief + Rita = mr fantastic (rita stretchy size changing etc)
Negativeman => torch (given he was also light speed speedster as well as blaster flyer)
Cliff < = ben (muscleman in a body he dispised)
Mento =/= invisible girl (in so far as tk = force field)
Yeah, you got it covered, powers wise. The X Men part comes in the concept; there are some articles online about it. The FF angle often gets overlooked.
^^^i ran across this Googling pics, believe it or not!
Its iffy. There are articlrs, like i said. It was a matter of weeks either way as to how closely they had to be created to launch when they did. Pretty interesing.
I wasn't saying the X-Men were ripping off Doom Patrol. I was pointing-out they came after, so "X-Men concept" thing is actually the other way around, even if the similarities were coincidental.
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I loved Morrison's run on Doom Patrol, when I could wrap my head around what it was about.
Judging by that, Robotman was little more then a punching bag and meat shield. His role was to get knocked around while someone else saved the day, like Crazy Jane.
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Never let anyone else define you. Don't be a jerk just to be a jerk, but if you are expressing your true inner feelings and beliefs, or at least trying to express that inner child, and everyone gets pissed off about it, never NEVER apologize for it. Let them think what they want, let them define you in their narrow little minds while they suppress every last piece of them just to keep a friend that never liked them for themselves in the first place.
Say, what was the deal between Niles Caulder and Will Magnus?
Will makes Robotman a new body, and I think it lasted all of 2 issues before Caulder criticised Magnus's work like he was some idiot, instead of a master of robotics. And then he built him a new one.
Thought it was kind of a strange moment, and wonder if there's a story behind it (Backstage bickering among writers, maybe?)
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Never let anyone else define you. Don't be a jerk just to be a jerk, but if you are expressing your true inner feelings and beliefs, or at least trying to express that inner child, and everyone gets pissed off about it, never NEVER apologize for it. Let them think what they want, let them define you in their narrow little minds while they suppress every last piece of them just to keep a friend that never liked them for themselves in the first place.
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Apr 5th, 2012 05:36 PM
Bluewaterrider: "I'm surprised that a Skyfather like Zeus defeated Hulk when Zeus' Top-Tier son Hercules has lost to Hulk."
