here's a (bad computer) translation of the first article
Al to see you join these two images, there is who finds a test of the ones that calls "the kidnappings of Liefeld". It is sad that there be thus, incapable people to see slightly more than drawings on role, without knowing to interpret them.
Certain it is that it there is some seemed among these two images: the disposition of the vignettes, the base in the ice (but nobody it says that George Pérez plagiarized to George Lucas, not), a group of superhéroes young, etc.
But is likewise certain that there are many significant differences. Only an assiduous reader would be able to carry out the connection among both images, but only a True Lover of the Cómics would be able to understand what occurs.
Therefore does not be a matter of a kidnapping, not. It is neither a coincidence, therefore Rob does not leave anything al chance. Speaking of homage would be too much formalism.
Is a matter of a simple joke. A joke. A wink al reader.
It given that it seems that it there is incapable people to understand it, I see me in the always ridiculous situation, to explain the joke to the ones that it they have not caught to the first one.
For it we go back until a few years TO.R. (Before Rob), that would correspond with the first half of the decade of the 80. We recall: a single collection of mutant, Secret Wars as unica great saga cross-overiana, Rob in the anonymity, and ¡The War of Editorial!
It was an epoch in which Marvel and DC dominated the market in a position oligopolística, what conducted to inevitable confrontations, that always we finished in condemnations, accusations, despotriques... in short.
In that context, Marvel removed al market a new collection that today is point of indispensable reference for the industry of the cómic, not by being the first one "spin-off" of the Patrol X, lider indisputable for sale, but by being the collection where later, Rob (¡Aleluya!) would bring himself to light al public in general. If gentlemen, yes. I am speaking of the mythical one "The New Mutants" (The New Mutant).
Immediately, the collection suffered hard criticisms on the part of the followers of DC, and they accused it of being a calco of their collection "Teen Titans". Calco. Kidnapping. Hard words without doubt. All we know it.
Nevertheless, you said attacks did not avoid that the collection to rise like the foam and it was consolidated as one of the collections spoiled of Marvel.
But everything that rises drop, and in full decadence of the collection, and when nothing seemed to be able saving it, He arrived. Rob!
The remainder is history. Apparition of Cable, elimination of soft personages, reform of the group, transformation in X-FORCE and the start of a new one Was for the cómics. Was the year 1 D.R.
Inevitably, Rob felt a great affection by the collection that the opportunity to show gave it its was worth, for which in the first pages of its first number of X-FORCE, defended al young group of superhéroes with a small joke. For it, it began the history with subtle references to one of the most significant numbers of the collection supposedly "plagiarized" : the 39 of "Teen Titans" (that now has acquired an astronomical price in the circles of collectors, thanks to Rob).
In fact, examining with detail the vignettes, we find things as the phrase "Experience is all" (the experience is it all) in clearly allusion to the difference of age among the tanned leader of X-FORCE and in callow leader of the Titans. Thus same, if we ask someone that understand the language of signs, will tell ourselves that the poses of the personages of X-FORCE in the robbery to the base is not coincidental, but read in War Tube-Path Bullet sequence-Feral-Star Broken-Cable we obtain the phrase "We till not Teen neither Titans" (we are Not adolescents neither titans). Sublime.
Thus therefore we see that to accuse this imágen of kidnapping is not to have understood anything. Not it to have grasped the subtle humor of Rob. Not know the epoch TO.R. that although lacked the presence of Rob (and because of it can seem that it lacks interest), already it had some its prophet as Al Milgrom.
It is ridiculous that they have you to explain the joke for reírte, and to do it when the others already have stopped to laugh.
