HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5か月前What parody surpassed what it was trying to parody?message-squaremessage-square201fedilinkarrow-up1186arrow-down14
arrow-up1182arrow-down1message-squareWhat parody surpassed what it was trying to parody?HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5か月前message-square201fedilink
minus-squareCrewman@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up29·5か月前Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were originally a parody of Daredevil. I think they have surpassed it in popularity.
minus-squareChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5か月前They were a parody of other comics as well, notably X-Men (hence the “teenage mutant” part) and Howard the Duck.
minus-squareWindyRebel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5か月前The Foot Clan vs The Hand is a solid example. The turtles getting oozed spilled on them to give them advanced powers while Matt Murdock was doused with chemicals giving him his sensory powers is another good example.
minus-squarediscostjohn@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5か月前Also Matt’s mentor is called Stick, and the turtles have Splinter
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were originally a parody of Daredevil. I think they have surpassed it in popularity.
They were a parody of other comics as well, notably X-Men (hence the “teenage mutant” part) and Howard the Duck.
I had no idea, that’s awesome!
The Foot Clan vs The Hand is a solid example. The turtles getting oozed spilled on them to give them advanced powers while Matt Murdock was doused with chemicals giving him his sensory powers is another good example.
Also Matt’s mentor is called Stick, and the turtles have Splinter
That’s Master Splinter to you