Cartoon produced by Stephen Spielberg, which comic book supporters are accused of plagiarism

In the early 1990s, Stephen Spielberg oversaw miniature revival animation. He gathered the super-team of the strongest talents of the industry in the hope of recreation, in modern phraseologism, the magic of “Looney Tunes” cartoons. In 1990, the “tiny Toon Adventures” premiere, an self-aware show of the show, which was attended by 12-year-old colleagues of the famous characters of Looney Tunes. This, in turn, led to the creation of “Animaniacs”, the modern “Etos” cartoon update Zany 1930s, but with its own evil pace and surreal. Then Renaissance Spielberg in 1995 with the debut of polo melon and timing “Freakazoid!” -Ab This remains one of the best animated series of the 1990s.

Stupid down to its essence “Freakazoid!” aimed at dismantling the totality of the superhero genre (the seriousness to which Timm himself contributed His famous “Batman: Cartar series”). The magnitude of the show was created by Freakaidoid, when the teenager nicknamed Decter Douglas was accidentally involved on the Internet (novelty in 1995), absorbing all the information in it. Because there was no useful information on the Internet, Freakazoid acted as a blue clown, armed with a cartoon of humor and an increase in distractions. (He couldn’t fly, but he liked to pretend. If it came out next year, “Freakazoid!” Would be at home in adult swimming. However, in 1995 on WB Kids “it was just ahead of its time.

“Freakazoid!” In addition, some comic book readers noticed, strongly, reminiscent of the hero Mike Alred Madman, who first appeared in Caliber Comics in 1990. Both Freakazoid and Madman had blue skin, carried on their breast logos with exclamation points, and influenced a similar, pop -infected culture attitude towards traditional superherism. Some even felt that “Freakazoid!” resembled crazy in an experienced degree.

Madman was a iconic figure for comic book collectors. The character had the history of Frankenstein’s origin; It began with the fact that the man nicknamed Zein Townsend was killed in the crash of the car, just hiding back and a raised couple of twisted scientists. While he was super tense, he had only miserable memories of his former life. After that, the Townsnd became crazy, a superhero who wore a call on his chest. His choice becomes vigilant was inspired by a slightly memorable comic about the hero called “Mr. Exciting”.

Although the “crazy” comics were not as parodic or mad as “Freakazoid!” It was, they really had a wild, inappropriate quality they shared with the cartoon. Either creators “Freakazoid!” They broke off Medman, or they knew at least. Indeed, creator crazy Mike Alred confirmed further Posted Board in 2003 The fact that he even contacted Tim about similarity, writing that Tim acknowledged that Madman Comics was used as a source of inspiration during the development of the show. Quitting Allred directly:

‘Tim’s beam was good to tell me this Fierce He was a direct inspiration for the show, with open comics and mentioned when developing the show. By -humble, I was lystly; Glad to inspire anything. But when the show came out, without confirmation, the loan and what kind of compensation, I was slowly annoyed because all their uncle faced “there this cartoon that breaks Crazy ‘ And “you have to sue”. “

Ultimately, Alred did not sue the creators “Freakazoid!” However, he wanted to make sure he was on the radar. Then it seems like a letter to Stephen Spielberg itself.

Continuing, Alred explained:

“I just wrote a friendly letter to Stephen Spielberg, telling him that his production was a direct rise in my creation. I did not intend to create pulsations, I just wanted him to know what I knew. No one replied. What’s.

Indeed, a lot of comics and television shows in the late 80’s and early 90’s were created for fake and tired, the decades of superheroes, and Medman was just one of the many characters of the deconstructive army. In addition to Freakazoid, their ranks also included a tick, a rainworm, a megaton -man, too much coffee, fighting a man, a advocate of Dynatron, fervent carrots, secrets or masks. Damn Take, even Deadpool Marvel and She-Halka were part of this trend, as they both regularly broke the fourth wall during comic book adventures. Similarly, the Ninja mutant turtles were invented as the deception of the comic books “together”. There was something in the water. It is strange that superheroes were able to return to seriousness after the 1990s.

So, while Madman and Freakazoid are heavily reminiscent of each other, both Alred and Tim’s beam is drawn from the same well. They were also part of the greater wave of the brain that none of them invented. Where the crazy was a little more on the edge, Freakazoid was a bizarre iconic chicio – to those who are nevertheless, He led to other projects such as “Superman: A cartoon series”.

However, it would be good if Alred at least received special thanks.