SMASH! (NOT a Hulk comic lol)

[random_havoc]

Alright, hopefully this pic posts here like I wanted it to.


Believe it or not, this is actually NOT supposed to be a Hulk comic. And to top it off it's drawn by Liefeld (notorious for bad art, though not doing a bad Hulk, I mean "Smash" here oddly enough) and written by Loeb (notorious for crapping on power level continuity and story continuity).

This is sure to be a gem. I think I'll read the first issue for a laugh if nothing else.

Now it's just a matter of how long it takes for Marvel to shut this blatant trademark infringement down lol

 

[random_havoc]

Note: I know someone's probably thinking this shouldn't be in the Marvel thread, but c'mon, this is clearly the Hulk

 

[random_havoc]

Seriously? Not a single person thinks this is worth commenting on?

Leifeld and Loeb join forces to make a complete Hulk ripoff and no one sees this as worth a word or two?

 

[Mutagen]

Seems like a dumb idea, and I won't read it, it'll be entertaining to see how far Marvel is willing to punish this.

 

[The Geek Vault]

Wait is Marvel putting this out or independent?

 

[random_havoc]

This is NOT a Marvel book.

It actually takes place in Liefeld Extreme Universe apparently and is supposed to be going even farther and ripping off the WWH with SMASH taking on a bunch of the "classic" extreme characters from the 90's.

Here's more info on this car wreck waiting to happen if you want it lol:
http://www.comicmix.com/news/2009/01/06/new-heights-in-the-rob-liefeld-swipe-file/

 

[random_havoc]

I just found this explanation on another set of boards. It sounds plausible.


Here's the deal:

In 1996, Marvel hired Rob & Jim Lee to do Heroes Reborn, where Rob/Extreme got Cap & Avengers & Jim/Wildstorm got FF & Iron Man. All 4 books' sales quadrupled. Midway thru, Marvel went thru a regime change. The new management told Rob & Jim that they were renegotiating their contracts, paying them about half of the money of the original contract & taking away a lot of the creative control. Rob opted out, Jim accepted and took on all 4 books, but Jim himself didn't do anymore of the books himself. Rob & Jeph Loeb decided that they wanted to finish their Captain America story, so Agent America & Smash were created. Lawsuits flew over Agent America, so Rob then approached Simon & Kirby, and bought (rented) the rights to Fighting American, and they finished their Cap story using Fighting American & Smash.

So yes, they were both obvious fill ins for the Marvel characters, but now you know why.

 

[random_havoc]

I'm gonna bump this one more time in the hopes that SOMEBODY else finds this as appalling/amazing a piece of news as me.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Wait, is that Rulk? Geez at least try to cover it up a little bit.

Leifeild "If I put chains on him no one will notice the similarities, it worked for Spawn"

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Edit: lag

 

[Manic]

To anybody who even thinks about buying this book, remember this:

Every time you encourage Rob Liefeld or Jeph Loeb, the terrorists win.

 

[Blader5489]

Anything that keeps Liefield and Loeb occupied with their own ****, and away from comics that people actually care about, is fine with me.

 

[Midnyte_Sun]

I know that Smash is an obvious rip off of Hulk, but there was another Image character (later Full Bleed Studios) created by Dale Keown (artist of Hulk) called PITT. I loved this character in the 90s, but many called him a rip off of Hulk in the 90s.



DC also had a mockery of the Hulk done in the Superman/Batman: Vengeance miniseries.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Moved this to the appropriate forum.

Pretty brazen on Liefeld's part. From what I can tell, Smash doesn't even have a slightly unique hook to him, unlike many of the other Hulk rip-offs.

 

[spiderfan970]

It's Krunk from the Justice Friends!

 

[Manic]

It's Krunk from the Justice Friends!

DC totally needs to publish a Justice Friends comic. The best parody in those cartoons was Val Hallan: Norse God of Rock.

 

[random_havoc]

DC also had a mockery of the Hulk done in the Superman/Batman: Vengeance miniseries.

Anyone have a pic of that character?

 

[random_havoc]

To anybody who even thinks about buying this book, remember this:

Every time you encourage Rob Liefeld or Jeph Loeb, the terrorists win.

lol awesome!!

 

[random_havoc]

I know that Smash is an obvious rip off of Hulk, but there was another Image character (later Full Bleed Studios) created by Dale Keown (artist of Hulk) called PITT. I loved this character in the 90s, but many called him a rip off of Hulk in the 90s.

Pitt is my fav character from Image. I've got every issue of Pitt and, aside from a bad conclusion, the whole series is friggin awesome

 

[SpideyForPrez]

Kind of seems like this is supposed to be a blatant rip-off. Maybe even a parody of Marvel or something (not that that makes it OK) but the names of some of the stories: ‘Smash! Youngblood’, ‘Smash! Supreme’ and ‘SMASH ASSEMBLED’, all Marvelish story names. I’ve never heard of any of this stuff, so I dunno if it’s suppose to be a joke or flat out plagiarism. Either way, it certainly seems like a joke. If it’s suppose to be taken seriously… then wow, Loeb is worse than I thought.

 

[SpideyForPrez]

Double Post*

 

[Midnyte_Sun]

Anyone have a pic of that character?

She/he was called Monster.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Reminds me of this

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/f/fightam3.jpg

 

[Midnyte_Sun]

Pitt is my fav character from Image. I've got every issue of Pitt and, aside from a bad conclusion, the whole series is friggin awesome

Me too, I'm a big fan of PITT. I was never able to finish collecting all the issues of this comic because the issues came out so late and sporadically.

So the comics actually concluded?

 

[Midnyte_Sun]

Reminds me of this

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/f/fightam3.jpg