The Brood?

Munan · Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:13 am Post subject: The Brood?

I've been wondering about this for a long time. Most of you who read the X-Men probably know about the alien race, the Brood, a reptile/insect-like species who put their eggs in their victims, who then change into a member of the Brood with the characteristics of its victim.

Isn't this just a complete rip off? Since they didn't have the rights to use the Aliens, they just invented one of their own (Marvel is rather good at this).

Doe anyone have a clue?

http://www.mutanthigh.com/aliens/brood.html
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Holly Resurrected · Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:27 am Post subject:

Wow, not only do they rip off the Aliens premise, they look a lot like Xenos too. I mean, I like Gigeresque things and I wouldn't mind if they had an Alien-y look, but the whole impregnation angle is an even greater ripoff.

*edit* Pah, I'm just looking at the names they gave the mutants in this particular story. Spitball? Temptress? Whiphand? Sheesh, if this is all the heroes have, sign me up with the Alien Menace Army.
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Munan · Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:38 am Post subject:

*ahem*

Those are the Alien Menace Army...
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Aramor · Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:39 am Post subject:

Dude, weak... it's like the Tyrannids meat Magic: The Gathering kinda drawings...

Btw, there's also this cartoon about the Mask, there are also some weird, purple-blue-ish Aliens who tend to look like Xeno's... I mean, stop ripping us of...
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Holly Resurrected · Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 3:42 am Post subject:

Inkmonkey · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 11:43 am Post subject:

I think it might be more of an "homage" than a blatant ripoff, at least originally. I know a lot of folks like to draw xeno-esque aliens just because they like the design concept.
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Holly Resurrected · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 4:31 pm Post subject:

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You're talking about people who could only come up with things like Whiphand and Spitball. Can you honestly claim, that you'd prefer to see something they did all by themselves?
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Holly Resurrected · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 4:59 pm Post subject:

Aramor · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 7:06 am Post subject:

No it doesn't. This one is cool. The other one was freaky.

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Warrior Alien · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 3:51 pm Post subject:

...Digit, your last avatar was giving me the chills. Anyway, the names could definitely use some work...I mean come on....Spitball? Confused

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Munan · Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2005 4:28 pm Post subject:

I know, it's all very bad.

I have a huge respect for Claremont, but this is just silly.
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Holly Resurrected · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:

Did Chris Claremont do this series? It would make sense, since he worked on Aliens comics before. If it isn't then whoever did it has got no excuse. Or maybe Claremont is just slumming.
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Munan · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:57 am Post subject:

Yes, Claremont did the Brood stories.

But when did he work on Alien comics?

The first Brood story appeared in 1981, so I guess it was the other way around.

And I know I would sometimes slum if I'd to write a monthly comic.
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Holly Resurrected · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 2:20 am Post subject:

If it was 81, then it was before he did Deadliest Of The Species, an Aliens/Predator crossover, which was in '93, I believe. I understand it's way better. I've been trying to get it on ebay, but people keep outbidding me.
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Aramor · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 3:52 am Post subject:

The only AvP comic I can find is "Thrill of the hunt". Is it any good?
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Holly Resurrected · Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:

I like it. It's very short, but it's got great art and neato philosophical discussions. Good price, too.
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Munan · Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:46 am Post subject:

I recently came across the Batman vs Alien comic. That one was rather bad, so I didn't buy it.
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ash_wednesday · Gender: Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 749 Location: Canadia

In the comic books, the brood did a little bit of ripping of the aliens but not by much. On neat thing was they used living things to host ther homes and space ships. Yea their space ships were living creatures. Their huge city was made out of a rotting gaint creature. Man the city must had stunk. BTW when I was younger I had the comics which the brood appeared in.
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Munan · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:27 am Post subject:

Yeah, I have those as well, their first, second and third appearance.

There's a bit of incontinuity as far as their ships are concerned. At first they were some sort of space-whales, looking very seventies sci-fi. The next time they appeared, the ships were true-to-life sharks.
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Munan · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:31 am Post subject:

Dunno, I liked the space-whales better.
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ash_wednesday · Gender: Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 749 Location: Canadia

well it's been a long time since I have read those comics. I just remember the whales ones and their city in which logan went apeshit on the brood. First superhero I ever saw that ripped his clothes..besides the hulk that is...
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Munan · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:36 am Post subject:

and you still have erotic nightmares about it?
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