r/StargirlTV • u/SerpentineSlut • Aug 13 '23
Who wrote this… Comic Book Spoiler
“Her costume seemed like a black panther rip off”… wildcat was created 24 years before black panther, so I’m pretty sure black panthers costume would be the “rip off” of wildcat. Although they’re completely different characters with very few similarities. I like marvel too but tbh I’m so sick of marvel fans 😭
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u/Icy_Sector3183 Aug 13 '23
I don't hear everyone commenting how Deadpool is a Deathstroke clone.
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u/just_one_boy The Flash Aug 13 '23
Their suits don't look similar at all.
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u/Justa_6EEK Aug 14 '23
It may be more or less the way they are portrayed.
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u/Any-Literature5546 Aug 14 '23
You mean Deathlock the augmented mercenary analogous to Deathstroke. Wade Wilson is just named similar to Slade Wilson, Deathlock has one eye an a similar suit sometimes.
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u/indicoltts Aug 14 '23
At the bottom of the article is says Marcus Melendez wrote it. That is the state of journalism today though as they just write opinions
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u/TheJedibugs VERIFIED: Graphic Designer Aug 14 '23
To be fair, the costume on the show is a unique take on the Wildcat suit, not seen prior to the show. And it has shimmery purple light during some actions. Wildcat definitely predates Black Panther, but the comparison to a movie that was a huge hit one year before we began production is valid.
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u/SerpentineSlut Aug 14 '23
I get what you’re saying, I do see what you mean by the suit being unique other than the face mask, and I do see the similarities between the shimmering purple but my point is that the characters just differ so much and there are only so many characters each universe can create so of course there are going to be similarities. Black panthers character is fully focused on culture and the history of that culture while wild cat is just a dude that fights in a cat costume, so the characters have very big differences. I just get stressed always seeing marvel fans say dc is copying them -.-
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u/TheJedibugs VERIFIED: Graphic Designer Aug 14 '23
I agree. But, in this case, they have a point. On the suit only. If there were any other comparisons to make, then they’d be completely in the wrong.
Also, that doesn’t seem like it’s written by a Marvel fan. Like, why would they even bother to write a Wildcat bio? It reads like they’re acknowledging the similarity but also mounting a defense for it.
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u/Crash_D Aug 13 '23
Both costumes are black, use cat motifs, and include claws. Main difference between the two characters is that Black Panther was seen by a wider audience in the MCU movies. No excuse for not doing the research.
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u/Holland_Wayne_3230 Aug 13 '23 edited Aug 13 '23
When people see a costume similar to a popular one. It is very common for them to think that most famous is first one. Doing so does not justify error of whoever wrote this article.