Integration

trebleshot · 08-29-2013, 06:39 AM

It was a 90's thing. Anti-heroes were the IT thing in most teen and young adult media. It may have been a backlash to the 70's and 80's where there was a clear division between good and bad and you were one or the other. It was in the comics, shows, movies and of course, the toys.

So all the comic publishers were pushing how "EXTREME!!!1!" they were by either creating anti-hero characters or pumping up their existing ones. Then they also took traditionally good guys and made them GRITTY and DARK like Azrael's turn as Batman.

At least with Deadpool, he was a bit of an in-joke when he was created. Aside from his abilities and character, his name and alias are both puns on Deathstroke:

Deathstroke = Slade Wilson
Deadpool = Wade Wilson
Death = Dead
Stroke = Pool (stroke being a movement you would do in a pool. Wade also references pool as another movement you would do in it).

08-29-2013, 06:39 AM	#6672
trebleshot Dark Lord of the 'Ark Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,224	It was a 90's thing. Anti-heroes were the IT thing in most teen and young adult media. It may have been a backlash to the 70's and 80's where there was a clear division between good and bad and you were one or the other. It was in the comics, shows, movies and of course, the toys. So all the comic publishers were pushing how "EXTREME!!!1!" they were by either creating anti-hero characters or pumping up their existing ones. Then they also took traditionally good guys and made them GRITTY and DARK like Azrael's turn as Batman. At least with Deadpool, he was a bit of an in-joke when he was created. Aside from his abilities and character, his name and alias are both puns on Deathstroke: Deathstroke = Slade Wilson Deadpool = Wade Wilson Death = Dead Stroke = Pool (stroke being a movement you would do in a pool. Wade also references pool as another movement you would do in it). __________________