I remember first reading about The Purple Man in Marvel Team-Up #4, and thinking that he had a pretty scary skill set. Brian Michael Bendis really took those abilities down a dark path when he used the villain in Alias. While I wish he had the purple skin from the comics, I loved David Tennant's take on the character on the Jessica Jones Netflix series.
These two teams first crossed paths in STF #602...
2 X 2 = a really smoothly executed cover. These four look like a well established ... super team family (to coin a phrase).
ReplyDeleteI've just seen Hawk and Dove on Titans season 1 - great! Tennant's turn as the Purple Man awaits... but I've great reports of Jessica Jones.
So, he was behind the initial confrontation, way back then. Explains much!
ReplyDeleteBut, I wonder how he'd react if his identically complected daughter, the Alpha Team member, fell afoul of Mandrill's mind-controlling pheromones?
I imagine he'd be insanely jealous that someone might have greater powers of "Persuasion" than his own. He certainly wouldn't rescue his Kara out of genuine paternal love!
ReplyDeleteThis is what Batman was always afraid of- being turned to the purple side!
ReplyDeleteRoss have you done a group cover of mind control villains?
Have you thought to team The Creeper and Nova for The Ryder Clause?
I expected more of Dove because of her supernatural origin. I guess even she isn't immune to his "Purple Reign"!
ReplyDeleteJust wondered if the Purple Man could be made part of the Anti-Life Equation Darkseid is always looking for?
ReplyDeleteHawk gave me an idea; Hulk vs Doomsday. Neither could fully win?
ReplyDelete@Det. Tobor: I'd rather see that equation discovered in a pocket dimension called...Riverdale!
ReplyDeleteI think that a purple-skinned villain would be hard to take seriously in live-action (without an Infinity Gauntlet, at least).
ReplyDeleteIt probably would've been even harder to be scared by a space-faring giant in purple armor in "Rise of the Silver Surfer." Hence, the ten-second portrayal of Galactus as an interstellar smog bank!
ReplyDeleteWould the P M be as scary looking if he was missing a front tooth?
ReplyDeleteNot as scary as the "Tooth Fairy" of Darkness Falls, Washington.
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I think that a purple-skinned villain would be hard to take seriously in live-action (without an Infinity Gauntlet, at least).
ReplyDeleteIt probably would've been even harder to be scared by a space-faring giant in purple armor in "Rise of the Silver Surfer." Hence, the ten-second portrayal of Galactus as an interstellar smog bank!
You people are all mad I tell you! You mean to tell me you never heard of the famous 'one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater'?
if it was a really hot day and Logan had She-Hulk, Powergirl and Big Barda would he have a six pack to go?
ReplyDelete@Fisher: I have. Heard he got drafted into the military. He's now "Capt. Hornblower." X-D
ReplyDeleteThe Purple Man's powers are pheromonal, right?
ReplyDeleteSo, they only work at short range, right?
Frank Castle. Sniper rifle. No more Purple Man problem.
@Kid Charlemagne: if only he could be just as good at Spot-removal.*
ReplyDelete*The one-time leader of the anti-Spidey Legion of Losers? ;-)