The Biggest Superman Copycats

[@variant]

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[@agentcairney1802]

Will variant ever do alternate versions of characters again?

[@kingshadow8782]

🎉

[@TwippyTwilight]

Underdog!! My fav Sup Clone is Gladiator, but I had to mention Underdog.

[@williammorgan7769]

Superman is a ripoff of Gladiator (novel) 1930 novel by Philip Wylie.

[@bartmuljono872]

What about Mr Majestic?

[@starbrand3726]

Icon did NOT disguise himself as a Black man. His escape pod sampled the DNA of the predominant species that first opened his escape pod. And that was a Black woman. The pod altered Icon's physical form to match hers.

[@hoodiek6802]

Yea it was more of a Accident

[@starbrand3726]

@@hoodiek6802 Yes, if Icon's pod landed in China, he would have been Chinese. If it landed in Mexico then he would have been Mexican.

[@hoodiek6802]

@@starbrand3726 precisely

[@incognito8015]

Did he grow up picking cotton? Did he make his master rich? Messed up story line

[@starbrand3726]

@@incognito8015 Yes, Icon did grow up as a slave with his mother constantly telling him to hide his abilities.

[@TSixSix]

One of the best Superman copycats is SUPREME

[@thecontentbender]

everyone forgets that in one scene in eternals, the kid goes "omg, it's superman", when he sees Ikaris

[@akale2620]

Hahahhaha YES. People forget that we in real life have both comic companies but in-universe, they have each other.

[@dylanogg347]

If I remember right, Captain Marvel had flight before Superman.

[@truffle6082]

He did and after they gave Superman that ability

[@dylanogg347]

​@@truffle6082 Bingo. Before that, Superman mostly jumped around for travel. Which is probably what gave birth to the classic catchphrase "to leap tall buildings in a single bound".

[@disgruntleddev]

I didn’t know this, that’s super interesting 🤔

[@dylanogg347]

@@disgruntleddev Thanks, mate. Glad to help,

[@carleton4199]

Correct, Superman first had flight in the Fleischer cartoons and then in the comics, both after Captain Marvel had it first.

[@saloguzman7109]

Superman is so iconic that many people are using his origin story. Even legendary mangaka Akira Toriyama used it to help create another Icon. Also, Variant Channel you should see the death battle between Goku vs Superman. You won't regret it.

[@willjohnboy]

They got the winner correct but their research and ending of the fights was terrible

[@kevinmoore5206]

Nah bruh...Sentry and Hyperion are superior.

[@thanosdoomjuggernaut2846]

Superman is based off of Hugo Danner.

[@rishabhadarsh5227]

Super man's origin was copied from Tarzan.😂

[@rishabhadarsh5227]

​@@thanosdoomjuggernaut2846Superman is based off of Tarzan & Jhon Carter.

[@gerardorodriguez7500]

I never heard of Invincible or The Boys until they have they’re own shows on Amazon Prime, when I was little I grew up with both Marvel and DC comics, i didn’t know they were other comic book companies like Dynamite Comics or Image Comics

[@gerardorodriguez7500]

@darkshadowx803 but I like both Invincible and The Boys, I still like marvel and dc but it wouldn’t hurt to like other superhero universes

[@gerardorodriguez7500]

@darkshadowx803I know the Boys series is disturbing but I still watch the series, I heard the comics version are a lot worst

[@damonr.1098]

You mean Image Comics.

[@gerardorodriguez7500]

@@damonr.1098 yes I do mean Image Comics

[@cashh1004]

I had a spawn action figure as a kid so I had an idea of image comics

[@trehubb6144]

My favorite is Gladiator. Wish marvel did more awesome things with him

[@thanosdoomjuggernaut2846]

gladiator is based off Superboy, as the Sh’iar is based off the legion of superheroes

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

​@@thanosdoomjuggernaut2846 he's based off Superman

[@noahknight4039]

Reading through a lot of the space events in Marvel and Gladiator shows up a lot. Nova, Quasar, Gladiator etc are mainly in space. They rarely show up in the comics and events happening on Earth in Marvel.

[@thanosdoomjuggernaut2846]

@@Tribrid-zv3nq Tsk, tsk,,, Hyperion is based off of Superman. The imperial guard is based off the legion of superheroes Superboy not Superman is a part of the Legion of Superheroes.

[@pullcarsmelly8051]

​@@Tribrid-zv3nqsuperBOY AND the legion of superheroes. Do your research.

[@george2179]

You forgot Mr majestic

[@joshuagorski9452]

Who?

[@george2179]

@@joshuagorski9452 Mr majestic wildstorm comics

[@carleton4199]

@@joshuagorski9452 Lord Majestros from the planet Khera, went by the name "Mr. Majestic" on Earth. He was part of the Jim Lee Wildstorm corner of Image comics as well as when DC bought Wildstorm.

[@TCG1979]

But he mention Mr.Hugedeek

[@GuardianKyle]

"Now known as Shazam." But will always be known as Captain Marvel to me.

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Akira Toriyama was SO inspired by Superman that he retconned Goku's backstory. 😂

[@paorasimon4957]

Stop the cap. It's well known fact that Goku is inspired by Son Wukong. It just happened that the story was very similar

[@willjohnboy]

​@paorasimon4957 like it was explained you can be inspired by more than one character and he only became popular (dragonball z)when he had the superman backstory coincidence 🤔

[@ryuusaki7309]

@@paorasimon4957😂😂😂😂😂it isn’t cap 🧢 bruh sure db is inspired by journey to the west but Goku is inspired by Superman it’s obvious humanoid alien from planet Vegeta sent to earth real name Kakarot adoptive name Son Goku . Country boi raised by uncle grandpa . Superman raised by Marta and Jonathan. Kakarot finding out his lineage are saiyans ! Superman Kryptonians his planet destroyed within itself or brainiac or etc multiple ways . The list goes on and on wit Goku 😂

[@ryuusaki7309]

The super Broly movie they like retconned the Bardock movie and pretty much as Soulja boy says they stole my flow and had Goku sent to earth then we saw his mom and dad send him off to earth. After Frieza going crazy on the planet

[@mr.dccomics9018]

Goku definitely has Superman origin story.

[@BP-dn9nv]

Superman, like Batman, is an archetype for superheroes so a ton of characters start as that only to come into their own character

[@KAW101]

Except, unlike Batman or a Spider-Man, Superman as a character pretty much sucks, because of his lame villains, over the top super-strength and mediocre stories. That's why we keep getting the same Superman motifs comic after comic and movie after movie. The Phantom was the first superhero without super-powers, he would be Batman's archetype, and was created a year and half before Superman. But like Blade restarting the Superhero movies (to which I dread), everyone forgets.

[@valysheev]

Grow up, dude, maybe get a girlfriend or something. idk​@KAW101

[@KAW101]

Well, at least you didn't deny what I said.

[@GoHawgs1987]

​@KAW101 Meh. To me, Superman is superhero comics in its purest form. The trope of Superman being boring has been so overblown that the claim itself has become boring. I don't know what you were on about with The Phantom thing though. But as much as I love Batman, we've kind of had the same Batman stories for over thirty years, too. We had the same Daredevil stories for over twenty years. They're all great characters though. If you wanna get technical, every superhero is a variation of Superman.

[@KAW101]

@@GoHawgs1987 Except, he's not. The Phantom came before Supes and Bats, for he is the archetype. You just don't want to admit that because Bats/Supes are much more popular and successful. The thing with Supes is, he's a one trick pony. You can't get a Dark Knight or Killing Joke or Kraven's Last Hunt or Roulette or Phoenix Saga or The Man Without Fear from Superman. No, every superhero is a variation of The Phantom.

[@BlackFolioStudios]

Man, Icon. I love this character so much. Every time I hear someone talk about the black Superman, I think of Icon first. There's a character that doesn't get enough love.

[@Youralwayswhining4367]

Blue marvel

[@bon-a-petite9224]

Val Zod .

[@limitededition125]

The biggest Superman copy is Supreme from Image Comics followed by Mr. Majestic of Wild Storm Comicss

[@droj7]

I believe Superman is not just a character anymore, he's become a archetype ...thats explains all that powerful powers all inspired by him

[@redghost8871]

You got the english dub Goku mixed up with the REAL Goku he isn’t a “boy scout” he just wants to fight anyone that’s stronger than him good or evil

[@DogFoxHybrid]

I did hear that the English dub leaned in more into the Superman-like dialog, but he does genuinely want to protect the world or the universe when it's in danger.

[@Aragorn7884]

Blue Marvel, Sentry, Omni-Man Hyperion, Homelander; this list could go to Krypton and back 😅

[@federico3652]

Very true! To this day, if he flies, has super-strength and a cape, it's impossible to escape the comparison!

[@kto0312]

Superman is a rip off of Gladiator (not marvel gladiator) by Philip Wylie. Philip Wylie's Gladiator came 8 years before superman and had all of his powers which superman copied.Also the creators of superman Jerry and Simon used to read Gladiator when they were kids.

[@kcopara1]

​@@kto0312yup

[@thanosdoomjuggernaut2846]

@@kto0312WOW!!!!!! that is 100% correct. gladiator was the name and title of the book. Hugo Danner was the hero and Superman is based off of Hugo Danner. I am not kidding, you’re the first person I’ve ever come across that knew that.

[@oalonzoa1745]

I personally wouldn't put Blue Marvel or even Sentry since their power sets are completely different outside of the basic flight, super strength, cape, durability etc. Even though Sentry also has an S.

[@YoBunk]

just got this noti and was reminded of how i watched you and comicstorian growing up shits crazy rip ComicStorian 🕊️

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Superman is SO famous that other heroes rip off of him.

[@thanosdoomjuggernaut2846]

And Superman is a rip off of Hugo Danner from the book gladiator.

[@sakkoyaba4482]

Bruh sups isalso a rip off by that accord

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

​@@sakkoyaba4482 no

[@nemesisprime4501]

No. It's that dc never done anything with him so these other industries copies the character with another newly character

[@therealeverton]

All big comic book characters get copied and or partially adapted into new characters. It's a staple of fiction going backbto Greek Myth & beyond. Vampires, syper onservant detctives, cops, gods etc. Superman is an amalgamtion of other characters, like John Carter of Mars in the 1st place (even Moses righ?)t. As well as an original creation

[@callac]

In Brazil we had "Captain 7" too. But from all these you mention the only costume that I don't like is from Icon. The colors of his costume are "too loud" and looks like he got the cape and his symbol from the shower curtain.

[@Ghostmaker-c4u]

I just glad that at the end of the day no copy can beat the original.

[@julianmayers8181]

You forgot to mention Underdog as well. He too has similarities to Superman and Shazam

[@xione0825]

I should have read your comment first, cause I just said the same thing 🤣

[@Faster_than_light_yo]

Superman is so iconic that even my Grandfather knew about him and the funny thing is that we are from South Asia and here internet became a household thing 10 years ago

[@garyhewhowalklikeagodgreen3514]

Who cares

[@Faster_than_light_yo]

@@garyhewhowalklikeagodgreen3514 you cared enough to reply loser

[@rishabhadarsh5227]

​@@garyhewhowalklikeagodgreen3514you do...that's why you replied him😂

[@clint4951]

One Punch Man??? No laser vision or flight, but quite literally a satire of the invincibility of a "Superman." A "Goku."

[@richardmixbreed1056]

If it wasn't for Shazam, Superman would not be able to fly, I believe Shazam was the first superhero to defy gravity

[@Knight_fury47]

Wasn't it flesha(I butchered that name) studios didn't want to to animate superman jumping so they just made him fly and DC decided to keep it for main supes

[@bon-a-petite9224]

It was in an a cartoon where Superman first flew , and it’s totally different originality to their flight , Shazam is magic based when Superman is more science based .

[@garyhewhowalklikeagodgreen3514]

Just call him .Captain marvel!

[@KingDaeQuann95]

Yeah Superman & Batman Is The Most Copied ComicBook Characters Ever

[@rishabhadarsh5227]

Superman Himself was copied from Tarzan and Jhon Carter

[@Pakistan-_-388]

Batman? It's only superman

[@stingrey1571]

i always saw bright burn as "what if Zod was sent to earth instead of kal-el?"

[@MrKurtBarlow]

Captain Marvel/Shazam OUTSOLD Superman in the Golden Age and was only defeated by DC killing Fawcett with court costs.

[@drsupreme1971]

So what Superman was still the superior character

[@GoHawgs1987]

That was only for a couple of years I believe. I love Captain Marvel, but that's been overblown. By '48 I think Superman was back on top and never looked back til Batman overtook him in the late 80s. And the X-Men, but they aren't a single character.

[@bon-a-petite9224]

Big whoop , Superman would whoop him silly nilly.

[@therealeverton]

I mean, Hyperion was meant to BE Superman as the Squadron Supreme was meant to be the Justice League . DC got the last laugh when the sued Shazam/Captain America (well Fawcett Comics) basucally out of existence and then bought them. (A classic olf DC play.)

[@scinnyc]

Mr. Majestic is my favorite Superman copycat. I wish DC didn't dumb him down and integrate him from the Wildstorm Universe into the DC Universe

[@BenKorman-i4k]

me too.

[@thanosdoomjuggernaut2846]

Captain Marvel was never a copy of Superman. In fact, Captain Marvel was able to fly first, DC and stole Lex Luther from Fawcett comics.

[@kto0312]

Superman is a rip off of Gladiator (not Marvel's gladiator). So Let's give credit to the character that "inspired" the creation of superman. The character Gladiator by Philip Wylie Came 8 years prior to superman, had all the abilities superman had. Gladiator even came from a small town. "Coincidentally" Jerry and Simon both read Gladiator when they were kids.

[@kcopara1]

Yup not many people know this.

[@TwippyTwilight]

@@kcopara1 it's not actually the same character, you do know that right?

[@thanosdoomjuggernaut2846]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

[@HIDDEN-LIGHT420]

@@TwippyTwilightsame with most of the charterers in his list they manage to be their own and stand for different things yet he says they’re copycats.

[@missmeme3946]

i think Superman was inspired by the Japanese manga character the golden bat

[@DangerousDan666]

a forgotten Superman inspired hero (less of a copycat) was Prime from Malibu Comics back in the 90s. He was one of the most powerful hero of that universe, while being a kid under the appearance of that huge man it was an interesting one

[@weirdbookreviews]

the idea of superman came from john carter of mars

[@rishabhadarsh5227]

& his origin was copied from Tarzan

[@konadualberta8691]

Just because someone fights for peace and justice doesn't mean they are a superman copycat

[@damonr.1098]

Thank you for mentioning The Meteor Man and Ikaris from The Eternals. And yes. Brightburn and Homelander are truly evil.

[@baponrs9826]

superman nowadays feels like a simp for lois lane making his super heroing less impactful. making us think that without lois , superman wouldn't be superman

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Mighty Mouse's weakness to limburger cheese was so funny to me as a child

[@brucetumblinjr7980]

More honorable mention: Malibu Comics “Prime, Marvel comics: Virtue & Taegukgi”

[@filipcesnjak2944]

Superman > Sentry > Blue Marvel > Shazam > Hyperion > Martian Manhunter > Superboy > Icon.

[@elxleonxsalas6192]

In a way Squadron Supreme (where Hyperion is from) did Injustice's plot way way before

[@SupermanFan2002]

Great Video With Superman Copycats Dude!

[@raybearoz]

Wo Wo Wo..... where is Samaritan from Astro City??? My God!!! Not only is a great riff on Superman... the stories they tell with him are amazing alternate views of Superman himself... The opening story is posing the question "When does Superman (Samaritan) get time to just enjoy his powers?" How much better do you need it to get?

[@patrickstar1-f9o]

Wait, what about Sun God aka Zoran from Earth-4290001 from Hickman's run on Avengers and New Avengers?

[@jasonbethea7929]

Finally after all these years I was wondering when you were going to try and do this episode yourself

[@GammaRayTrae]

False goku did not grow up wanting to protect the earth. He lived in a forest with his grandfather who taught him martial arts then when on a long adventure with a girl searching for dragon balls fell in love with fighting and protecting his friends. A quick overview but while Goku protects the earth it was never his main thing, he likes to fight strong opponents

[@yaqinmalul6467]

But since goku get brain trauma damage he became good guys unlike natural sayang who is ruthless

[@sakkoyaba4482]

​@@yaqinmalul6467but he still doesnt wanna be the savior of earth

[@kamui003]

His father also didn't send him to Earth. He was sent there to conquer the planet because he was a low class Saiyan and they're typically sent away to conquer less dangerous worlds.

[@RedwindAndBeyond]

@@kamui003 Someone did not read dragon ball minus or watched DBS Broly movie.

[@Ah2o5b]

Someone doesn't know that these "addtion" was not in the original manga and bardock have many origion stories including time travel​just do make my point they were added IN THE ANIME near the stories finaly even then a scientist sending his son away from planet was the origion story of countless fictional character before superman😂 why do you feel the need to frame Superman as this "original" never seen before finctional character he isn't body@@RedwindAndBeyond

[@BarbarosaAlexander]

Yeah, boi! Mighty Mouse! I legitimately love that you included him on this lidt.

[@leafcatcher1715]

“Faster than a rolling O, stronger than a silent E, able to leap capital T with a single bound! It’s a word, it’s a plan, it’s LetterMan!”

[@stephanegroulx7786]

They should make a movie with Icon

[@jsj1993]

Almight looks like the most evil man alive 😭😂

[@gwina64]

3:58 Goku was never inspired by superman what are you on😂 It’s pretty well known that he’s based on the monkey king from journey to the west he’s not a superhero

[@gwina64]

Also no he isn’t a Boy Scout he’s arrogant and doesn’t sweat killing his opponent just as long as he has a good fight

[@wonder_004h]

​@@gwina64Womp womp

[@justsoirritatedsoilaugh]

His name is Captain Marvel, not Shazam 😠😡😤

[@CHARLESJOHNSON-gv7zy]

'IMITATION .. IS THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY' ..

[@bluekirby64]

I mean Goku is technically a superhero but a Boyscout no nor did he grow up wanting to be a hero he likes fighting strong Opponents and he's actually kinda selfish when you really think about it

[@ShadowEclipex]

That the Son Wukong half of his inspiration.

[@charlesgorman5188]

Some of my favorite Superman copycats are Hyperion (Earth 13034 version), Gladiator, Blue Marvel, Icon, Omni-Man, Martian Manhunter, Captain Marvel (Billy Batson), and All Might.

[@ryanisaiah97]

So glad you guys mentioned meteor man. He's always been my favorite superhero, watching that movie literally got me into comic books in general.

[@Blvck0ne]

MCU really needs to find a way to bring Hyperion to the screen. They could use Mark Milton since he’s the ultimate universe version.

[@misterelom]

This was a great list/video! There's one key character you forgot though and that's Mon-El (Legion of Super Heroes).

[@switchmasterluke1630]

"Here I come to save the day!" Who says NO ONE talks about Mighty Mouse? 🤣

[@anthonyjefferson6421]

Hyperion is probably my favorite Superman copycat he doesn’t get much credit

[@juanmata9814]

1. Shazam 2. Miracleman 3. Hyperion 4. Superior 5. Supreme 6. Invincible 7. Blue Marvel 8. Majestic 9. Samaritan 10. Ikaris My Favorite Best copy Cat Superman's ever

[@thedragon1363]

Sonic is a copycat of a copycat and shadow is technically a dark copycat of a copycat of a copycat

[@Pocket_Superman]

😂 my bad as soon as I unpaused it you bring up the monkey king 🤣😅 carry on

[@rickleo2159]

If you look in to history Shazam had flight before superman... not a copycat

[@mdpeterson27]

Great video. I know this wasn’t a list but this is oddly ordered. Front end was way more Superman like then the back end.

[@dinkidi5694]

Why no mention of Valor, aka Mon-El from Daxam of DC Comics. His powers are so similar to Superman Mon-El was thought to be from Krypton.

[@THEINFINITEBLACKDYNAMITE]

1. Hyperion 2. S.H.A.Z.A.M. 3. Steve Rogers/Captain America 4. Martian Manhunter 5. Invincible 6. Peter Parker/Spider-Man 7. All Might 8. Goku 9. Icon 10. Mr. Majestic

[@loafysworld9327]

Goku only represents one part of the monkey king

[@Jackseyez]

There’s more you forgot about including chaos, Plutonian, and sun god

[@Salem-x7m]

you said its copycats goku is not copycat of that fraud man yes goku back story inspired by that but its just back story

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

Another Superman like character i remember was Silver Sentry from the 2003 TMNT animated series he was also the leader of Justice Force that universe's version of the Justice League

[@wysesolomon4246]

Mr Majestic

[@feller6766]

Thumbnail: "Where are the pixels Williams?"

[@ampjr99]

That infinite guys artwork is badass

[@juliealgh]

Almost every superhero universe has their own version of Superman. Including mine. I made two Superman copies. Supercircle, and Manly man.

[@robe-2468]

I thought goku was sent to earth to conquer it. He definitely wasn’t sent to be saved from the destruction of planet vegeta.

[@williamgrayson6942]

Bruh, how do you not know the backstory of you own character😂🤦🏾‍♂️. He was sent to earth for his own protection, with hopes of surviving. Nothing more or less. It was saiyan like Raditz, vegeta, Nappa, etc. that told him he was sent to earth to conquer it, as they thought goku had the same mission/fate as the other saiyans. Little did they know, gokus parents wanted different.

[@nuclearwaste2062]

They recently retconned it during the broly movie.

[@riddim4630]

​@@williamgrayson6942that's the retconnned version, they have been used since the broly movie, the original one had nothing in common with Superman, so this here is a very big reach

[@KadeStringer2.0]

Actually Captain Marvel isn’t really a Superman copy cat

[@49ers_red_and_gold2]

Goku, I never paid attention, but this makes so much since 😂

[@therealeverton]

Honestly, they kinda got this one wrong.

[@TeddjMakk]

@@therealeverton Agree. Goku is based off on Sun Wukong

[@jagdeishwarmagendran3395]

Thanks to you, i am also creating my own universe and it's all thanks to youtube comic creators like yourself. I hope we can talk about is somehow. You had a dream of creating your comic book universe and as far as i know, you were the only youtuber who actually executed it. If it's possible, can we talk more about it and i would realy need some pointers about creating my universe.

[@BenKorman-i4k]

Wonder woman copycats would be cool

[@cdz30]

love that Meteor Man shout out! 👏👏👏

[@khulekanimagubane9153]

To me, the synopsis that makes Homelander a fascinating take on the Superman archetype isn't the question: "What if Superman was evil?". It's the question: "What if Superman was selfish and incompetent?"

[@TCG1979]

Superman can go intangible, invisible and can phase.

[@goodwillhumping7331]

mr. majestic and wonderman

[@ameliafeyparsons4816]

Sentry sounds like a Captain America × Gollum × Anakin × Superman mashup 😂

[@МаксимМелконян-л8г]

Plutonianin (irredemable), Utopian (jupiters legasy). But seriously, it's sickening to see SO MANY characters with almost identical abilities. Even if the personalities are different, it still looks like a terrible hack job.

[@salvadorsolis8523]

Also The Majestic, from Wild C.A.T.S.

[@Dot.Figures]

It's rare for you to talk about dragon ball. You should include it in your videos. Thanks for this!❤

[@godrules3596]

You need to do Captain America and Batman they also have countless copycats

[@GoHawgs1987]

Cap is actually a pretty blatant copycat himself. Look up The Shield. He's a soldier who takes a serum and it gives him great strength. He wears a star spangled red white and blue costume. The uniform's a little different, but still.

[@godrules3596]

@@GoHawgs1987 No one knows who that is

[@nitric94]

did'nt batman copy zorro

[@yaqinmalul6467]

*we becoming starman with this one* 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@liberalenextrema]

I've not read any stories, but every image of All Might makes him look crazy.

[@jonalexander9312]

Thanks for spoiling Invincible Arris

[@JamilSmith]

One minor suggestion for Variant when they do videos like these: please put fonts on screen when new characters come up. Some are unknown and the voiceover isn’t always clear. I had to use cc for most of this. Thanks.

[@WillBillBilly]

finally new content

[@alexaviercomics4241]

I’m 2015 I created my own superhero universe as Marvel and BvS was coming next year and I loved avengers assembled, I created my own version of Superman named Fusion, he was a character who would fuse with an amulet and become a powerful character, Rex early I forgot about them but I’m striving to work on my own books or comic books so I might work on them once again

[@derricktaylor2159]

The Plutonian should be on this list

[@theeric]

Props for the mention of Meteor Man. I loved that movie.

[@robling1937]

My favorite that only got a brief mention (glad he got at least a shout out) is Marvelman. Much more a deconstruction of "a superhero with enough power could be considered a god" (and seemingly Moore's first exploration of this topic that he'd go on to explore more) and then taken to its logical end. Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman really are firing on all cylinders during their respective runs.

[@SKBY]

“The show follows the comic closely” *Proceeds to spoil*