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Slapstick, the cartoon-themed superhero, was created by Marvel Comics in 1992, and was voted "Best New Character" that year, just barely winning over Carnage. Having his biology altered by an alien funhouse mirror, his whole schtick is that he's a nigh-invulnerable practical joker who treats crimefighting like a fun game, and using his cartoonish abilities to vex friend and foe alike.
If that sounds familiar, it should be noted that Slapstick was created in 1992... which was well before Jim Carrey's depiction of "The Mask," or the "Freakazoid!" cartoons. In other words... Slapstick is the ORIGINAL prankster superhero!
Sadly, he was left to obscurity for years, now occasionally appearing as a core member of the New Warriors, as seen in Avengers: The Initiative. It's sad, really. They could have done so much more with him. And lord knows the Marvel Universe could use a clown right now. Deadpool can't do everything himself.
If that sounds familiar, it should be noted that Slapstick was created in 1992... which was well before Jim Carrey's depiction of "The Mask," or the "Freakazoid!" cartoons. In other words... Slapstick is the ORIGINAL prankster superhero!
Sadly, he was left to obscurity for years, now occasionally appearing as a core member of the New Warriors, as seen in Avengers: The Initiative. It's sad, really. They could have done so much more with him. And lord knows the Marvel Universe could use a clown right now. Deadpool can't do everything himself.
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His limited series was only 4 issues. But as for antagonists... He generally didn't face off against A-lister villains. Usually he faced off against mundane criminals and other douchebags. However, there were guest appearances by Daredevil, Ghost Rider, and Spider Man.
Observe: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0_ynVlwAg.....s1600-h/9d.jpg
Observe: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0_ynVlwAg.....s1600-h/9d.jpg
The trouble with Slapstick is from a dramatic angle, his presence kind of wrecks things. Put him in too serious a storyline, and readers will start to wonder why his reality warping powers can't affect a serious problem or trivialize it outright, and if you start having to carve away at the basis of his abilities and powers, then you take away the core of the character. He has to be used in limited doses and in selective stories.
But that, of course, just goes back to "languishing in obscurity." Selling any book not named Batman, Superman or X-Men is damned hard in the American market, and someone so nonstandard would be even moreso. There's just no way for the concept to get traction.
He's work as a cartoon for kids.
Its weird that Super Hero Squad never brought him up.
They still focused on the "A tier" character.
Which is a gripe I have with the comic industry when they have so many characters but would much rather focus on the selected few then try to explore as many characters as possible.
One of my favorites from DC Comics is "Plastic Man" who feels like he will always be under the radar because characters who aren't angst ridden and miserable will never be "interesting" as people who are fun or energetic.
Its weird that Super Hero Squad never brought him up.
They still focused on the "A tier" character.
Which is a gripe I have with the comic industry when they have so many characters but would much rather focus on the selected few then try to explore as many characters as possible.
One of my favorites from DC Comics is "Plastic Man" who feels like he will always be under the radar because characters who aren't angst ridden and miserable will never be "interesting" as people who are fun or energetic.
Great pic. You really caught the spirit of Slapstick here.
To be honest I always wanted to see him as the main character in one of those big 'Events' they use in the summer to drum up sales.
Pretty much in my head I summed up the concept as the "What The..." universe began leaking into the standard Marvel universe forcing heroes and villains alike to face up to what their very core being is when put up to a funhouse mirror.
The only hero without such a wacky counterpart would be Slapstick... hence his bizarre importance to it all.
To be honest I always wanted to see him as the main character in one of those big 'Events' they use in the summer to drum up sales.
Pretty much in my head I summed up the concept as the "What The..." universe began leaking into the standard Marvel universe forcing heroes and villains alike to face up to what their very core being is when put up to a funhouse mirror.
The only hero without such a wacky counterpart would be Slapstick... hence his bizarre importance to it all.
Oooooh, Our Host is so NAUGHTY with his comic trivia...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ma.....comic_books.29
But this guy here seems to be a cross between The Mask (manic physical comedy aided by summing gag props from nowhere) and Warlock (eccentric New Mutant Technarch whose morphology isn't bound by human limitation). And no, overt comedy ironically does not seem to be a popular platform for fighting crime in Comic Book Land. See: The Creeper.
Is Our host going to be doing some work with Slapstick?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ma.....comic_books.29
But this guy here seems to be a cross between The Mask (manic physical comedy aided by summing gag props from nowhere) and Warlock (eccentric New Mutant Technarch whose morphology isn't bound by human limitation). And no, overt comedy ironically does not seem to be a popular platform for fighting crime in Comic Book Land. See: The Creeper.
Is Our host going to be doing some work with Slapstick?
Yes, it’s true that The Mask was technically created before Slapstick. But in the original incarnation, the Mask caused its wearer to become an ultra-violent, kill-crazy psychopath, even if this was not the wearer’s intention. Hardly classifiable as a “superhero.” It was Jim Carrey’s 1994 version that sanitized the character, and made the Mask only as dangerous and evil as its wearer. In the original comic, Stanley Ipkiss straight-up MURDERS a dozen policemen before his wife shoots him in the back out of fear.
It's true that The Mask did come before Slapstick.
However, before the movie came out, The Mask was a much darker, outright PSYCHOTIC comic book, with lots of senseless death and destruction. Anyone who put on the mask became a sadistic, kill-crazy lunatic, regardless of whether or not they were well-adjusted individuals without it.
In fact, unlike the more family friendly movie version, Stanley Ipkiss had a rather large body count by the end, killing not just local thugs, but any policemen who came after him. In the end, he was shot in the back by his wife, because she was scared of what he might do to her.
So yeah. Slapstick is still the original "heroic" prankster. :3
However, before the movie came out, The Mask was a much darker, outright PSYCHOTIC comic book, with lots of senseless death and destruction. Anyone who put on the mask became a sadistic, kill-crazy lunatic, regardless of whether or not they were well-adjusted individuals without it.
In fact, unlike the more family friendly movie version, Stanley Ipkiss had a rather large body count by the end, killing not just local thugs, but any policemen who came after him. In the end, he was shot in the back by his wife, because she was scared of what he might do to her.
So yeah. Slapstick is still the original "heroic" prankster. :3
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