Line #112 TakeThat/MarvelUniverse


1	!!Franchise/MarvelUniverse
2	* In ''ComicBook/AllNewWolverine'' issue 12, [[ComicBook/{{X 23}} Wolverine]] delivers one to Marvel's recent string of GoodVersusGood conflicts (''ComicBook/CivilWar2006'', ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'', ''ComicBook/{{Axis}}'', ''ComicBook/CivilWarII''), with many readers finding her KirkSummation mirroring their own thoughts on such events.
3	-->'''Laura:''' But the world will watch hero fight hero, and people will get just a little more disillusioned, a little less trusting, a little more cynical.
4	* Ever since Creator/BrianMichaelBendis got his hands on ComicBook/{{X 23}}, his ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'' started taking jabs at the last comic she was in, ''ComicBook/AvengersArena''. First Jean Grey reads from Laura's mind what happened to her and says "it's awful". Then a member of [[FantasticRacism Purrifers]] decides to show that EvenEvilHasStandards by calling Arcade's game "popcorn for morons".
5	* ComicBook/{{Ares\|Marvel}}, God of war comments on how much he hated ''Film/{{Troy}}'', after explaining that he ''fought in the actual battle alongside Achilles.'' [[note]]He actually fought alongside the Trojans in the real thing, but considering that Achilles also remembers fighting alongside him, he probably fought for the other team in the Marvel Universe.[[/note]] He also has once took a jab at Spartans, saying they never failed to annoy him and that he favored Athens. Spartans having a statue of him in chains, and their kids claiming to be Hercules' descendants may have something to do with it.
6	* During Creator/RogerStern's run on ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'', a construction worker asked why heroes don't use phone booths to change or shout "UpUpAndAway" anymore. ComicBook/SheHulk coyly responded by saying [[Franchise/{{Superman}} such things]] went out of style in The60s. The same run had an issue where ComicBook/MonicaRambeau, while reading mail from various politicians requesting that the Avengers relocate to their city, stated "Detroit? They've gotta be kidding!" This was a dig at the [[AudienceAlienatingEra reviled]] Detroit-era ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' that was still being published at the time.
7	* In Creator/JasonAaron's ''[[ComicBook/TheAvengersJasonAaron Avengers]]'', the ComicBook/SquadronSupreme of Earth-616 is a US government-backed SuperTeam. Nighthawk suspects that the other members of the team (but not himself, obviously) are having their personalities manipulated, noting that the romantic relationship between Hyperion and Power Princess (the SupermanSubstitute and WonderWomanWannabe) feels forced and artifical. This reflects common criticism of the actual Clark/Diana relationship in the ''ComicBook/New52'', which DC had already realized wasn't working and retconned away. This is taken further in the Free Comic Book Day Special, where Iron Man criticizes Washington D.C. (the city the Squadron operates out of) in such a blatant manner that any pretense the book ''isn't'' making fun of DC Comics completely vanishes.
8	-->'''Iron Man:''' No matter the regime, they've always had people there who do great work. It's in all of our best interests that they do great work. But it's always seemed to me they spend too much time worried about us, and annoyed we spend so little time worried about them.
9	* The first page of ''ComicBook/AvengersAcademy'' #34 features Hazmat and Mettle complaining about how the [[ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen battle between the X-Men and the Avengers]] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall has been dragging on way too long]].
10	* The final issue of ''[[ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen AvX Versus]]'' had two strips that mocked the entire premise. One had ComicBook/SquirrelGirl and Pixie find figurines of the two teams and play with them, only for ComicBook/TheThing to walk in and take them away, mentioning that they were Puppet Master's dolls.
11	* ''Marvel: NOW What?!'' Is a big TakeThat to the ComicBook/MarvelNow relaunch, but particularly scathing is ComicBook/TheWatcher going through exposure therapy to cure him of his addiction to [[AlienNonInterferenceClause meddling with events]]. As another watcher bars him from interfering we see many things which the Watcher desperately tries to stop from happening: ComicBook/SpiderMan [[ComicBook/CivilWar2006 revealing his identity to the world]], ComicBook/ScarletWitch [[ComicBook/HouseOfM saying "No more mutants"]], Creator/RobLiefeld's [[OffModel drawing of]] ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, a clapperboard for the ComicBook/NickFury movie with Creator/DavidHasselhoff, [[ReplacementScrappy H.E.R.B.I.E.]], ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'s bestial redesign from the late [[UsefulNotes/The90s 90's]], and more divisively, ComicBook/JeanGrey returning as The Phoenix and the introduction of the ComicBook/ScarletSpider.
12	* ''ComicBook/TheAwesomeSlapstick'' is built on {{Shout Out}}s and {{Take That}}s, having things like "[[ComicBook/ThePunisher The Overkiller]], mutant murderizer" and "[[Franchise/{{Batman}} Skulker-Arounder]], dark, gritty, realistic avenger of evil".
13	* Comics from ''A+X'' series (about team-ups between members of Avengers and X-Men) had ComicBook/WonderMan and ComicBook/{{Beast\|MarvelComics}} pointing how horribly out of character other's recent actions, that all happened under writing of Creator/BrianMichaelBendis, are.
14	* ''ComicBook/BlackPanther'':
15	** In issue #17, Creator/{{Christopher Priest\|Comics}} took a dig at Steve Englehart's controversial {{retcon}} of ComicBook/TheFalcon's origin, which established that the character had been a pimp prior to becoming a superhero. Specifically, he pointed out the implausibility of this revelation:
16	--->'''Everett Ross:''' "Snap" Wilson was a racketeer (pronounced "pimp") turned social worker. We'll pretend not to know [[PlotHole a felony record would disqualify him from that job]].
17	** In issue #29, Ross says that if he had Klaw's sonic abilities, he'd use use them to make Music/{{Eminem}} shut up.
18	** An issue of the Reginald Hudlin run has a team-up with ComicBook/ShangChi, and features some digs at Comicbook/IronFist, Marvel's other big martial arts superhero. It's implied that Shang-Chi is the better fighter of the two, and that Iron Fist is so insecure about this that he never even mentions Shang to his friends.
19	* One of the first issues of Creator/PeterDavid's ''ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel\|MarvelComics}}'' (not [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} that other guy]]) started with this dialogue:
20	-->'''Guy:''' I have here an entire box of ''ComicBook/YoungbloodImageComics [[Creator/RobLiefeld #1]]'' special collector's editions. How much'll you give me?\
21	'''Marlo:''' A dollar.\
22	'''Guy:''' A dollar a copy?! But they retail for $2.50 apiece! I bought this five years ago as a college investment!\
23	'''Marlo:''' Not a dollar a copy. A dollar for the whole box. And frankly, [[MediaNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks it's guys like you who ruined the fun of comic reading for everybody else]].
24	* ''ComicBook/CaptainAmericaSamWilson'' had a gang of [[StrawmanU parody student leftists]] who wanted to murder anyone who they considered sexist or racist, who called themselves the "Bombshells." This appeared to be a slap at ''ComicBook/DCComicsBombshells'', a DC {{Elseworld}} series featuring a WorldOfActionGirls and CastFullOfGay that was popular with the kind of politically active female superhero fan who the ''Captain America'' comic was caricaturing.
25	* In the ComicBook/{{Carnage}} 5-part series that ran from 2010 to 2011, one of the main characters, who brings Cletus Kasady and the Carnage symbiote back to Earth, and subsequently uses both for experimentation, is named Michael Hall. Now maybe it's a coincidence, but actor Creator/MichaelCHall does play a red-haired serial killer on ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' and Cletus Kasady is a serial killer with short red hair. The series ended with Cletus taking Hall hostage to torture him for personal amusement.
26	* ''ComicBook/DamageControl'':In the second issue, comptroller Albert Cleary confronts ComicBook/DoctorDoom regarding an outstanding bill. Doom agrees to pay the bill, stating "Doom always pays his debts," and even fires his majordomo for refusing to pay Damage Control in the first place. [[WordOfGod According to writer Dwayne McDuffie]], this was a direct Take That against a classic story from ''ComicBook/LukeCageHeroForHire'' when Doom hired Luke Cage for a job and left town without paying him, and Luke had to follow Doom all the way to Latveria to get paid. [=McDuffie=] didn't think that Doom's refusal to pay Cage went against his more common "Doom's word is his bond" treatment.
27	* ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'': When Matt Murdock needs to make everyone forget he's been publicly outed as Daredevil ([[RecycledScript ...again]]), he goes to ComicBook/DoctorStrange, and Stephen point blank says he can't help. Then Damien Hellstorm offers to contact ComicBook/{{Mephisto}}, but Matt decides he's not ''that'' desperate. These are, of course, jabs at Spider-Man's DealWithTheDevil in ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' and the resulting retcon in ''ComicBook/OneMomentInTime''.
28	* ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}:
29	** ''Deadpool/GLI Summer Special'' has a ComicBook/SquirrelGirl subplot, which is a massive jab at the trend of making all comics DarkerAndEdgier. It starts with her outright saying she misses times comics worlds were "places to escape to, not from", then she goes to convince [[ComicBook/NewWarriors Speedball]] to stop being [[ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}} Penance]], which ends with him smashing his head against the wall and yelling he's deep now.
30	** In ''ComicBook/DeadpoolVsThePunisher'' #5, Deadpool decides to stop the fight [[Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice after mistakenly coming to believe the Punisher's mom is named Martha]].
31	-->'''Deadpool:''' People whose mothers have the same name shouldn't fight.
32	** In ''ComicBook/TheDespicableDeadpool'' #298, Deadpool sarcastically tells ComicBook/{{Taskmaster}} and a wheelchair-bound man that they should make a play for the cancelled ''Series/{{Inhumans}}'' TV show's time slot.
33	* Glorian, the main villain of ''Comicbook/DefendersBeyond'', seeks to fix the current multiverse by rebooting it, vowing to do so as many times as it takes to finally get things right. Taaia criticizes his plan in a manner that clearly doubles as a shot at DC's history of {{Continuity Reboot}}s, complete with imagery of multiple Earths as a visual callback to ''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''.
34	-->'''Taaia:''' And what then--when your new timeline doesn't "make the grade"?! "Reboot after reboot," you said!! And each sooner than the last--always hunting for the "perfect fix"--until not even we know if we're the "true story"--or maybe your latest "Maybe-Verse"!!
35	* In ''Comicbook/FearlessDefenders'', the team meets Warrior Woman, the queen of the Amazons. ComicBook/{{Valkyrie\|Marvel Comics}} immediately launches into a tirade about [[Franchise/WonderWoman how badly Amazons suck and how they're nothing but pathetic Norse wannabes]].
36	* An issue of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour1961'' had ComicBook/AntMan watching an episode of the maligned [[WesternAnimation/FantasticFourTheAnimatedSeries 90's Fantastic Four cartoon]] and then proclaiming it to be awful. Editorial was not pleased.
37	* The ''ComicBook/GreatLakesAvengers'' mini-series has a TakeThat at ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis2004'' when Monkey Joe's remains are examined, revealing a footprint that says -eebok.
38	* Tom Brevoort mentioned that ''ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} and ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}}'' was "Guaranteed to have 100% less heroin use and impotence than [[ComicBook/GreenArrow the average comic starring an archer]]".
39	* ''ComicBook/HeroesReborn2021'' has two major ones:
40	** As a part of ''ComicBook/TheAvengersJasonAaron'', it continues the aforementioned jabs at DC: in this case, DC's (ab)use of InsaneEqualsViolent (most notably with the majority of Franchise/{{Batman}}'s villains) by having the reality-warping aspects of the plot turn many heroes and villains into expies of DC villains.
41	** The Blur in this version of the Squadron is one for ComicBook/TheFlash -- more specifically, post-''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' Barry Allen. While a TokenGoodTeammate, the Blur also caused a time catastrophe that destroyed his relationship with ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson in the altered timeline, no doubt a reference to Barry's actions in ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'' ultimately wiping out his marriage to Iris West and ruined billions of lives, including Wally West's. Once things are returned to normal, he laments how reality's changed back and wishes to go back to how they were during the story, referring to how DC tried to hype up Barry again, even though they also had him take actions that turned him into a BitchInSheepsClothing and selfish dickhead [[ComicBook/New52 in a world]] [[ComicBook/DCRebirth altered thanks]] [[ComicBook/DoomsdayClock to]] [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Dr. Manhattan]]. Also, given the use of Mary Jane as an Iris expy, it could also partially count as another bit of SelfDeprecation of ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay''.
42	* Brian Bendis wrote a few take thats towards ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'', not only having ComicBook/SpiderMan reveal his secret identity to the ComicBook/NewAvengers as soon as he could and having ComicBook/SpiderWoman, who never has any [[NoFourthWall fourth wall breaking moments]], asking if Peter wasn't married.
43	* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': During the nineties period, somebody gave the Hulk a fin to wear on his head that resembled ComicBook/TheSavageDragon's. Hulk pointed out that despite this "ingenious disguise" everyone who saw him would think, "Hey there goes Hulk with a fin on his head."
44	** There was also the ongoing feud between Creator/PeterDavid and Erik Larsen. In the 90's, Larsen wrote a Sinister Six story where ComicBook/DoctorOctopus ''beat the fuck'' out of the Hulk without even trying, which pissed off David. David responded by writing a story where the Hulk subjected Doc Ock to a CurbStompBattle and effortlessly humiliated him without even trying. Hulk then explained that last time they fought, [[WorfHadTheFlu he only lost because he was holding back.]] The issue also mocked Larsen and the other Marvel creators who left to form Creator/ImageComics.
45	--->'''Hulk:''' Last time we met, Doctor, I feel I was robbed. Petty ''larceny'', as it were.
46	* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules'' arc "Love & War" was more or less a massive Take That at DC's ''ComicBook/AmazonsAttack''. And by that, we mean it was completely awesome.
47	* ''ComicBook/IronMan'':
48	** One issue featured Jarvis resigning. His letter of resignation is actually the same letter Dave Cockrum wrote when resigning from Marvel. In case people didn't get it, the writer explicitly mentioned this three issues later.
49	** Writer David Michelinie started writing ''Iron Man'' after resigning from DC when he found out that Rich Buckler, his artist on ''Star Hunters'', had stolen a starship design from the cartoon ''WesternAnimation/SpaceSentinels''. Michelinie wound up doing a storyline featuring a crooked ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} agent named Buck Richlen, who, when arrested, tried to blame the whole thing on his assistants (much like Buckler did when his plagiarism was discovered).
50	* ''101 ways to end ComicBook/TheCloneSaga'' is dedicated mostly to SelfDeprecation, but it has its moments: First [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sanderson Peter Sanderson]] spends the entirety of his part in the story detailing the {{Continuity Snarl}}s brought about by the Clone Saga, then Creator/TomDeFalco threatens the Marvel writing staff with being sent to a PlaceWorseThanDeath: [[DoubleEntendre DC!]] Finally, there's a dig at the (shockingly similar) {{Kudzu Plot}}s that have happened with the ComicBook/XMen:
51	--> '''Peter:''' ''Whew!'' Thank god! I thought Traveller was gonna say he was an [[ComicBook/{{Cable}} alternate future version of my unborn mutant child]], or something REALLY demented!
52	* The ''ComicBook/MarvelAdventures'' line of comics, featuring traditional Marvel heroes with stories aimed at a younger audience, has been known to take what can only be seen as deliberate snubs at the main line of Marvel Comics. Sadly, it is because of this that ExecutiveMeddling got involved and canceled the comic.
53	** During the height of ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk,'' where almost all of Marvel's superheroes were defeated by the Hulk, ''Marvel Adventures'' released an issue where the Avengers, including Bruce Banner and Iron Man, need to go into space. After considering the dangers of turning into the Hulk and killing the crew by accident Banner tells them that they have permission to eject him into space if he becomes a danger. Iron Man and the Avengers share a good-hearted laugh and Tony smiles at Banner and says, "Don't be silly. We'd ''never'' shoot the Hulk into space." Wolverine then shot Hulk into space...
54	** Lately in the main line continuity, Tigra has been repeatedly crapped on by writer Creator/BrianMichaelBendis, who writes the two Avengers titles. ''Marvel Adventures: Avengers'' had Tigra join the team.
55	** Henry Pym and Janet van Dyne, one of the main continuity writers' favorite pairings to screw over, are a happy, if sometimes awkward couple, much closer to what they were before TrueArtIsAngsty set in the original comics. This even gets a lampshading, with Spider-Man kidding that "it would never work" when they first hook up.
56	** Doc Samson's notes on Spider-Man during psychoanalysis: [[ComicBook/OneMoreDay "...Needs a wife."]]
57	** In issue #35 of ''Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man'', Venom offers to help Spidey and become his sidekick, proclaiming that they'll be known as ComicBook/VenomLethalProtector! Spider-Man calls it the dumbest idea ever. (Though he technically was reacting to sidekick idea.)
58	** During a brief team-up, Wolverine asks Alex Power of ComicBook/PowerPack if he's ever considered "movin' up to the big leagues". Alex replies that he has once or twice, but "it turns out I'm pretty happy with the team I'm on." This is likely a reference to the change the character underwent in the '90s when he ''stole his siblings' powers'' not once but ''twice'' so he could fight without his siblings as one of the New Warriors.
59	** ''The Avengers'' poked fun at the infamous ''Film/{{Captain America\|1990}}'' direct to video movie (where Cap wore rubber ears on his mask) by having ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} sarcastically ask him "Are those ears real?!"
60	* One of the supporting characters in Creator/MarkMillar's ''ComicBook/Marvel1985'' is an obnoxious {{Hipster}} who keeps talking about how stupid people who like superhero comics are, and how the only ''good'' comics are indie fare like ''ComicBook/{{Cerebus\|TheAardvark}}'' and ''ComicBook/LoveAndRockets''. Accordingly, you can imagine how humiliated he is when ComicBook/IronMan saves his ass near the end of the book.
61	* ''ComicBook/{{Marville}}'' was a diss towards ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and the Franchise/{{Superman}} mythos, as well as comic book culture in general. At least before it went from bad to ''bizarrely bad''.
62	** ''Marville'' wound up on the receiving end in the 2009 edition of the ''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z'', where an entry on its protagonist says his world is Earth-3131, [[https://twitter.com/madisoncarter76/status/1546332441966682112 which the writer confessed to be]] because changing the letters to numbers leads to "CACA"...
63	* During the fight with [[RealityWarper Cosmic Cube-enhanced Absorbing Man]] in Dan Slott's ''ComicBook/MightyAvengers'', [[ComicBook/DarkAvengers Ms. Marvel]] was hit by him, which had an effect of turning her back into Moonstone. Her comment:
64	-->'''Moonstone:''' I'm Moonstone again? I've been [[ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis "reality-punched"]]? That's the stupidest [[SymbolSwearing @#%*]] thing I've ever heard of.
65	* Similarly, there's a ''ComicBook/MiniMarvels'' strip where ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} adopts his costume from ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersUnitedTheyStand'', only for his friends to repeatedly tell him how stupid he now looks.
66	** Similarly, jabs were taken at about the concept of ComicBook/TheSentry, with both Wolverine and Deadpool not remembering him (the former telling him to shut up after Sentry says he wasn't tied to Weapon X and the latter saying [[ButForMeItWasTuesday he can't remember everyone he beat up]].)
67	** The second issue of Creator/KurtBusiek's ''Avengers'' run has a similar gag, where Hawkeye mocks the brown costume he wore during the maligned ''ComicBook/HeroesReborn'' reboot.
68	* ''[[ComicBook/CarolDanvers Ms. Marvel]]'':
69	** The very first issue of the original series featured a bystander claiming the titular heroine made "Lynda Carter look like [[DamselInDistress Olive Oyl]]!" For those who don't get the joke, Creator/LyndaCarter was the actress who played DC's Franchise/WonderWoman in her popular [[Series/WonderWoman1975 live-action show]].
70	** Issue #4 of the 2006 run by Brian Reed had Carol's publicist book her a hotel room under the alias "[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Linda Danvers]]," saying "nobody would be interested in that name."
71	* In ''ComicBook/{{Nova}}'', Ego the Living Planet was lobotomized and turned into the base of Nova Corps. [[ComicBook/TheThing Ben Grimm]] said that it's good he's not a member, because nobody would be stupid enough to recruit a planet to the [[Franchise/GreenLantern Corps]].
72	** Nova's third volume includes a jab at superhero movies from the 80s and 90s in which Nova, who is trying to become a more publicly known hero, discusses a movie deal with executives from Marvel Comics who bring up such "classics" as the 1980s ''Captain America'' movies, [[Film/TheFantasticFour the 1990s Fantastic 4 movie]], [[Film/ThePunisher1989 the first Punisher movie]], and ''Film/HowardTheDuck''.
73	** In the second issue of Vol. 7, the ComicBook/{{Champions\|2016}} tries to get Richard up to speed on what happened in the Marvel Universe while he was dead. He expresses surprise at a lot of the changes (such as there now being a new [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Ms. Marvel]] and [[ComicBook/MilesMorales Spider-Man]]), but doesn't really take the news negatively. Then he finds out that [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen the original five X-Men have been brought to the present]] and that ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} [[ComicBook/DeathOfX has died after becoming a villain and declaring war on the Inhumans]]. His only response to that little tidbit?
74	--->'''Richard Rider:''' I hate everything about that sentence.
75	* ''ComicBook/ThePulse'', the sequel / SpiritualSuccessor to ''ComicBook/{{Alias}}'', opens with the murder of a reporter named Terri Kidder. Kidder's name is a combination of Creator/TeriHatcher and Creator/MargotKidder, two actresses best known for portraying Creator/DCComics' ComicBook/LoisLane.
76	* Creator/MarkWaid's work on a ''ComicBook/ThePunisher / ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' crossover included a speech by Daredevil that was widely interpreted as an attack on writers who think that "superheros should never have happy lives" [[note]]It's highly possible it's a major jab at Dan [=DiDio's=] TrueArtIsAngsty mandate over at DC, something that has turned off many fans there.[[/note]]:
77	-->'''Rachel:''' You know what gives me strength? My ''loss''. We're alike that way, I imagine. Admit it: ''nobody'' who's a stranger to that particular pain could ''ever'' be as driven as us.\
78	'''Matt:''' ''Never...'' throws one of his sticks at a wall so hard behind her [[SwordPlant it plants in it]] [[{{Beat}} ...]] Don't you ''ever'' say that to me again. That is a ''repellent'' statement. It is a ''vomitous insult'' to every cop -- every ''fireman'' -- every soldier ''alive'' who steps up to fight for those who can't! ''I am sorry'' for your ''loss''! But if you ''genuinely believe'' that only the ''death'' of a ''loved one'' can motivate a human being to take up a ''cause''... then get your ''pathetic, cynical ass'' out of my ''way'' so I can ''do my job''!
79	* ComicBook/ThePunisher and ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} occasionally traded jabs. Creator/GarthEnnis repeatedly wrote Punisher issues where Frank dealt Wolverine horrible injuries. Wolverine's writers responded by writing an issue where Logan defeats Frank and then implies that Frank is gay. Ennis responded by writing a Punisher comic where Frank shoots Logan in half with a rocket. It goes on like this.
80	** In another story, ComicBook/MisterFantastic mentions how he's almost never wrong. When ComicBook/NickFury asks him why he's ''almost'' never wrong, Mr. Fantastic replies by saying he thought ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' would be a better show.
81	** A ''Punisher'' issue from Nathan Edmonson's run had a scene where three of the actors from the ''[[Film/FantasticFour2015 Fantastic Four]]'' reboot (Creator/MilesTeller, Creator/KateMara, and Creator/JamieBell) were apparently killed in an explosion. Ironically, the most controversial member of the cast, Creator/MichaelBJordan, was spared (due to being late to the meeting the others were attending). They also mention that "Trang" is making the sequel, a play on the movie's director Josh Trank. Marvel was insistent this wasn't intentional, but few believed it.
82	** In ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX, these were ''very'' common.
83	*** Ennis really, ''really'' '''''hates''''' the IRA. And he wants you to hate them too. ''Kitchen Irish'' is basically one [[AuthorTract long tract]] of Ennis venting out his hatred of the IRA by having characters talk about how stupid and cowardly the group really is, as well as bashing Irish-Americans (who he derisively refers to as "narrow backs") who unquestionably support the IRA without knowing all the facts behind the Troubles.
84	*** Around the time that real world police officers pepper spayed a pair of college students. Writer Jason Aaron, had Nick Fury verbally lash out at a pair of NYPD officers, cathartically venting out his outrage over the incident.
85	---->'''Nick Fury:''' He was still out there... every ''night''... doing for free what you guys get ''paid'' to do. Waging a fucking ''war'', all on his goddamn lonesome, taking on the absolute ''worst'' this city had to offer... While you shitbirds were busy ass-raping immigrants and [[RippedFromTheHeadlines pepper spraying college girls]] and calling it fucking police work, whining all the while about overtime and your goddamn pension like a bunch of fucking candy-ass pogues.
86	* ''ComicBook/{{Quasar}}'': The first issue featured a pretty blatant CaptainErsatz of [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan]] as a test pilot who ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} assigned to wear the Cosmic Bracelets. The poor guy ended up being vaporized as soon as he put the damn things on, allowing the title character to use them instead. Another issue featured a LawyerFriendlyCameo from Franchise/TheFlash, who had died in ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' just a few years earlier. Marvel [[WritingAroundTrademarks got around trademark issues]] by claiming he couldn't remember his name, but thought it was something like "Buried Alien" (a [[PunnyName play on "Barry Allen"]]). Buried Alien showed up in a later issue, where he stated he had no desire to return to his old universe since his comrades [[AudienceAlienatingEra had all become]] [[MediaNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks dark]] [[NinetiesAntiHero perversions]] of their former selves.
87	-->'''The Runner:''' Well, Buried, how does it feel to be [[PhraseCatcher the fastest man alive]]?\
88	'''"Buried":''' It feels... right.
89	* ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'':
90	** At the time Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger was elected Governor of California, a few comic took jabs at him. An issue of ''Runaways'' called him "musclebound mullox", who was only elected thanks to dark magic and implied he was in [[BigBad The Pride's]] pocket. And when ''ComicBook/{{Exiles}}'' visited Earth-616, they read about his election in newspaper and immediately decided this Earth is another CrapsackWorld.
91	** Creator/JossWhedon ''hates'' ComicBook/ThePunisher, and has said he considers him to be nothing more than a mass-murdering fascist. It should come as no surprise that while writing ''Runaways'', Whedon intentionally depicted the Punisher in a ''very'' unflattering manner, including a scene where Frank casually admitted to [[WouldHurtAChild having shot underage criminals in the past]]. Whedon then had the Punisher dispatched in a humiliating manner by [[SuperStrongChild 11-year-old]] Molly Hayes, who took him out with a single punch.
92	* During ''ComicBook/XMenSecondComing'', while confronted by one of the Nimrod Sentinels, Fantomex quips "[[Film/{{Watchmen}} I'm not trapped in here with you... You're trapped in here with me]]." He then starts shooting while saying "Ha ha. That film was stupid."
93	* A caption in ''ComicBook/SecretAvengers'' vol. 3 #5 refers to ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} as "Sort of like [[ComicBook/GreenArrow that green guy]] [[Series/{{Arrow}} on TV]], but more fun." Along those same lines, there's an episode of Marvel's official web-series, ''Marvel Super Heroes: What The--?!'', where Hawkeye asks Santa (actually ComicBook/{{Thanos}} [[MuggedForDisguise in disguise]]) for numerous {{Trick Arrow}}s, but immediately dismisses the idea of a boxing glove arrow (Green Arrow's trademark weapon) as too stupid.
94	* Dan Slott's last issue of ComicBook/SheHulk dealt with alternate universe doppelgangers of Marvel characters from "Earth A" being responsible for various OutOfCharacter moments. Ostensibly, the dialogue is Jen getting angry at the duplicates for committing identity theft, but it was also Slott's [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall response]] to continuity errors that could easily be avoided if writers stopped ignoring character history and editors paid more attention.
95	-->'''ComicBook/SheHulk:''' So if you ever see a hero acting completely out of character, assume it's just some jerk who couldn't be bothered to read their [[ComicBook/OfficialHandbookOfTheMarvelUniverse handbook]] and the A-Hole[[labelnote:*]]Dimensional portal to Earth-A[[/labelnote]] that let them through.
96	* ComicBook/SpiderGirl's creator Tom [=DeFalco=] does it from time to time in his [=MC2=]-continuity comics. For example:
97	-->'''Silikong:''' This is where I make the donuts. Or, more appropriately, my unstoppable crystal warriors.\
98	'''Ion Man:''' You make those guys?\
99	'''Silikong:''' Did you think we were some kind of ComicBook/SecretInvasion from another planet? Don't be ridiculous.
100	* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
101	** The first issue of ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2018'' is one massive jab at ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManDanSlott'', particularly everything after ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' when Peter admits he should ''never'' have had taken ''anything'' Otto had built up while he was running around in his body (he even admits that the subject that Otto did his thesis on that Peter got caught "plagiarizing" with was something he knew about), thus he wasn't taking responsibility for the great power he had that he never should have had in the first place. He later comes crawling back to Mary Jane, admits how stupid he's been and that he needs her, bringing the two together again for the first time since ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'', something Slott constantly teased, but never did.
102	*** Speaking of ''OMD'', the issue also takes a jab at it with a woman mentioning a story about a student at ESU selling his soul to Mephisto for a passing grade, calling it "the saddest story of all".
103	** ''Spider Man's Tangled Web'' #13 has the Vulture thinking of getting some armor like ComicBook/TheFalcon. Kraven and Green Goblin criticize the idea, with Goblin in particular commenting that 'armor is a little much' and he's not a fan of it, in a possible jab at his look in the [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Sam Raimi trilogy]]. Ironically enough, [[Film/SpiderManHomecoming the movie Vulture]] himself would wear a suit of armor much like Sam Raimi's Green Goblin did.
104	** In ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManDanSlott'' #573, featuring a cameo by Creator/StephenColbert, Creator/JoeQuesada is on his "On Notice" list.
105	** Almost every ''Spider-Man'' writer since 1996 thinks making at least one joke about ''ComicBook/TheCloneSaga'' (sometimes really funny, more often not) to be his holy duty.
106	** ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1963'' #186 [[https://www.cbr.com/meta-messages-spider-man-makes-fun-of-superman-vs-muhammad-ali/ had one]] at the expense of DC for the time they took to release Franchise/{{Superman}} vs. UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli.
107	** In ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManDanSlott'' #649, Spider-Man found himself up against the Hobgoblin not so long ago, and was at a disadvantage due to the villain's mind-scrambling laughter attack. Spidey's salvation came when a co-worker played "Bad Romance" by Music/LadyGaga from her phone over the lab's speakers, cancelling out the laughter's vibration. Spider-Man responded with:
108	-->'''Spider-Man:''' Did I just get saved by Lady Gaga? Actually, can we go back to the ear-piercing laughing?
109	** ''ComicBook/SpiderManDeadpool'' #6 shows a [[http://media.comicbook.com/2016/06/cmjkkgbwiaqnlfg-188077.jpg poster]] for a movie called ''[[Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice Nighthawk v. Hyperion: Yawn of Boredom]]'', which has the tagline "You won't believe their mothers share a first name."
110	-->'''Deadpool:''' Ugh, none of that made sense. Why were they fighting one minute, [[EasilyForgiven then best friends the next]]?\
111	'''Spider-Man:''' And don't worry about scenes [[SequelHook that set up the next eight movies]] -- just make this one satisfying!
112	*** They then take a jab at ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' and ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' by Spidey saying they'll keep rebooting the same idea over and over til they get the characters ''right'' (especially with the former's version of Deadpool.)
113	** During ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'', there was one story where ComicBook/SpiderGirl is trying to be consoled by an alternate universe Uncle Ben after [[spoiler:the Inheritors kidnapped her brother]], the culmination of a TraumaCongaLine for her. Despite this, Mayday calls out Ben's hypocrisy and declares that there's probably a universe where she woke up that morning everything went to hell and just had her wheatcakes breakfast with her parents and brother, a jab at Dan Slott, who ended up taking a crap over May's happy ending just so she can participate in the storyline.
114	** One issue of the 2019 ''Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'' run had the webhead run to Strange begging to help heal up a kid whose arm he accidentally broke. While he's there, he admits that he also wants him to [[spoiler:save his Aunt May, who has been diagnosed with cancer]]. Strange calmly tells Spidey that there are things he just can't do and to spend what time they have left together just in case. Strange does mention summoning a demon, but both agree that that's a really bad idea.
115	** ''ComicBook/TheSuperiorFoesOfSpiderMan'': Following being double-crossed by Boomerang and escaping the Owl, the three remaining members of the Sinister Six go over their options. Speed Demon suggests getting another member and calling themselves the [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Frightful Four]]. Beetle rejects the idea, saying "That's just a name for guys who had their widdle feewings hurt by Reed Richards."
116	** In ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' #3, J. Jonah Jameson creates a huge ''[[BatSignal "spider-signal."]]''
117	--> '''Spider-Man (then ''ComicBook/DoctorOctopus''):''' A giant beacon in the sky, announcing to all my enemies where they can find me. Only an idiot would put that into effect.
118	* ComicBook/SquirrelGirl is one huge TakeThat against the people who dismiss any whimsical event in comics as non-canon. This moment from ''ComicBook/GreatLakesAvengers'' says it all:
119	-->''"Maybe it's just me, but I'm not crazy about super hero stories where everything's all dark and moody. Personally, I like the ones where good guys fight giant apes on the moon and stuff. Remember those? I do. That was back when comic book worlds were places you wanted to escape ''to''... not ''from''."''
120	* When Creator/JohnByrne took over ''ComicBook/StarBrand'' back in the '80s, he proceeded to launch one TakeThat after another at the departing figure of ousted Creator/MarvelComics editor-in-chief Creator/JimShooter. ''Star Brand'' was one of the Shooter-initiated "[[ComicBook/TheNewUniverse New Universe]]" titles, and was the one that Shooter himself wrote personally. Byrne not only took ''ad hominem'' shots at Shooter personally, but had exposition characters [[LampshadeHanging hang some]] on how implausible the events of Shooter's run was, and how [[IdiotBall stupid]] the hero had been. Early on in Byrne's run, the hero's girlfriend got StuffedInTheFridge; the hero later broke down and passed the titular Brand onto some other poor schmuck, ''destroying UsefulNotes/{{Pittsburgh}} in the process''". Not coincidentally, the book's original hero [[AuthorAvatar bore a physical resemblance to Shooter]].
121	** The Author Avatar of Byrne died horrifically in the Pittburgh explosion. So did about ten thousand comic book con-goers. Such is life. Pretend life.
122	* [[ComicBook/StarWarsPoeDameron Star Wars Poe Dameron 11]] takes a shot at Captain Phasma for her overall lack of presence in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', parroting fan criticisms about how the character did very little in the film:
123	--> '''Agent Terex:''' You really are a First Order commander through and through, Phasma. You threaten, and whine, and wail, but you never ''do'' anything.
124	* Another ''Star Wars'' comic, "The Emperor's Court", has Emperor Palpatine raging about the Special Editions, and the artificial unavailability of the originals in which Han Solo shot first, when pronouncing sentence.
125	-->'''Palpatine''': Captain Solo, I've got a ''bad feeling'' about this. You expect this court to believe that the Rodian fired upon you from a ''mere meter away'' and somehow managed to ''miss''? What was he, a ''Stormtrooper''? However, I feel it is ''completely'' within the nefarious character of a smuggler, such as yourself, to talk with your trigger finger. What kind of space pirate would wait for a bounty hunter, whose weapon is drawn and is threatening to kill you, to fire ''first''? And you have the audacity to come into ''my courtroom'' and try to pull some shenanigans with this ''blatantly'' doctored evidence. What kind of fool do you take this court for? ''No one'' should have the power to rewrite history! (Well... except ''me'', that is...)
126	* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'': During the 90's, Thor started wearing a new costume after becoming part of a team known as the Godpack. Creator/WarrenEllis (like many people) thought the new look was stupid, so one of the first things he did when he started writing the book was have Thor stop wearing a costume altogether (instead opting for a shirtless look).
127	-->'''Enchantress''': I thought it a mild improvement over rags and steel leggings.
128	* This one line by Ultimate ComicBook/CaptainAmerica: ''"[[CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys Surrender? SURRENDER?! You think this letter on my forehead stands for France?]]"'' This led to a more subtle take that by Ed Brubaker in the pages of 616-verse Captain America, where Cap reflects on his time fighting with the French Resistance and chides the folks who dismiss the French as "cowards." To which another shout out was made in the pages of ComicBook/{{Nextwave}} -- When [[ComicBook/{{Bloodstone}} Elsa Bloodstone]] is assaulted by a Captain America-imitation, and he claims she is just a victim, she blows him ten ways to Sunday, then points at the Euro-symbol on her T-shirt, and exclaims: "''Victim''? You think this letter on my chest stands for ''America?!''"
129	* The ComicBook/UltimateMarvel version of the ComicBook/IronMan story arc ''ComicBook/ArmorWars'' has Iron Man mixing it up with other power armored soldiers [[Franchise/{{Halo}} who bear a striking resemblance to a certain Master Chief]]. Iron Man then proceeds to casually blow them out of the sky. [[WordOfGod The writer, Warren Ellis]] stated online that [[StealthParody he used the story as an excuse to have a little fun and throw in as many jokes as possible]] (including one about Tony Stark using his computers to browse 4Chan).
130	* After Creator/MarkMillar left Ultimate Comics, a continuation of his title ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'' was given to Creator/JephLoeb, who created the terrible ''Ultimates 3'' and the even worse ''ComicBook/{{Ultimatum}}''. After that Millar returned to writing comics in the UltimateUniverse. The ''very first page'' of his ''[[ComicBook/TheUltimates Ultimate Avengers]]'' starts with ComicBook/NickFury looking at the mess caused by Ultimatum and saying "What the [[SymbolSwearing #$%^&]]? I leave for ten minutes and everything goes to hell." He gives another one towards Loeb (and possibly towards mainstream Marvel) in issue four of ''Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates''. Tony Stark gives ten million dollars to charity in exchange for Thor promising to talk like a normal person again. He started using the whole "Faux Shakespearean" thing during Loeb's run.
131	* An issue of ''Ultimate Comics: Avengers 3'' features a dream sequence where ComicBook/{{Blade}} ''kills [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Edward Cullen]]'' in front of Bella Swan while quipping about how nauseating he finds the two of them:
132	-->'''Blade''': God, I '''hate''' you people. I've hated you since your first damn '''trailer.'''
133	* During ''Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates'', Millar both took a jab and phased out of continuity Orson Scott Card's ''Ultimate Iron Man'' mini-series in which as part of Tony Stark's origin, his flesh was mutated into neural tissue while in womb due to an accident, and also gained regenerative abilities. In ''Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates'' #2, the ''Ultimate Iron Man'' version of Iron Man is presented as a cartoon being watched by Nick Fury.
134	-->'''Nick Fury''': I'm loving Tony's weird new powers. The ability to regrow arms and legs? That's '''awesome,''' man. Was this for an '''action figure line?'''
135	* ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'':
136	** Creator/BrianMichaelBendis ''really'' likes to dress up female lunatics in the costumes of whatever super-heroine is making Crisis Crossover trouble for the Marvel Universe today and drag them by police officers screaming their new catch-phrase. It's mostly SelfDeprecation as the series had a girl dressed as ComicBook/ScarletWitch screaming [[ComicBook/HouseOfM "I'M NOT CRAZY! I'M NOT!"]] and one dressed as Spider-Woman yelling [[ComicBook/SecretInvasion "EMBRACE CHANGE! EMBRACE CHANGE!"]] and Creator/BrianMichaelBendis writes both USM and the cross-overs involved. However, one exception was the guy in the Speedball costume yelling [[ComicBook/CivilWar2006 "NOT LIKE THIS! NOT LIKE THIS!"]] The actual Ultimate versions of Wanda and Jessica look completely different, so we know it wasn't meant to be them. Another issue had an obese prostitute dressed like ComicBook/PowerGirl being dragged into the station. Make of that what you will. When the book was relaunched as ''Spider-Man'', the joke continued:
137	--->'''Prostitute:''' What does [[ComicBook/DCRebirth Rebirth]] even mean? How can you be rebirthed?!
138	** Issue #15 has a scene where J. Jonah Jameson claims that Ben Urich's theory about ComicBook/DoctorOctopus "has more holes in it than a Creator/MichaelBay movie."
139	* ''ComicBook/UncannyAvengers Annual'' had Mojo being told by his producers that modern audiences prefer stories that, instead of having "structured character arcs" and "something to say" are "artsy and indecipherable", "[[TheChrisCarterEffect spinning an endless web of strange mysteries]]" that keeps the "feeble-minded viewers lost and guessing" and will get critical praise because "[[TakeThatCritics reviewers won't want to admit not understand it, even when there is nothing to understand]]". For many it appears to be jab at both ''Avengers'' [[ComicBook/TheAvengersJonathanHickman books written at the time by Jonathan Hickman]] and [[TakeThatAudience fans who preferred them to]] ''Uncanny Avengers''.
140	** ''Uncanny Avengers'' itself received an epic diss in an issue of ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'', where the team discussed Havok's now infamous speech where he claimed that using words like "mutant" was divisive, and that society would be much better off without labels. ComicBook/KittyPryde stated that her Jewish ethnicity is something she's proud of, and that it's the fault of racists, not minorities, if ignorant people can't handle marginalized groups taking pride in their heritage.
141	** And to make it a full circle, ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'' received a diss in one of Hickman's series, ''ComicBook/NewAvengers''. During his WhatTheHellHero rant, Beast from the past tells his older counterpart exactly how stupid and petty it was to bring past versions of original five X-Men to the present (in other words, the entire premise of ''All-New X-Men'') just to spite ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}.
142	* In issue #11 of ''Uncanny X-Men'', it transpires that ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} don't have a base in Michigan.
143	-->"Why not?"\
144	''(beat)''\
145	"Because it's ''Michigan'', ma'am."
146	** ''Uncanny Avengers'' also has another scene where ComicBook/{{Rogue}} and [[ComicBook/AntMan Hank Pym]] have a short conversation after the latter returns from outer space.
147	--->'''Hank Pym:''' I'm grateful that intelligent apes haven't taken over since I've been off in space.\
148	'''Rogue:''' Well, don't celebrate prematurely -- you haven't caught up on [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump the presidential election]] yet.
149	** ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen'' #168 features a somewhat obscure (to modern readers at least) one: Kitty Pryde's bedroom has a poster that reads "The Legion eats quiche," which is both a shot at DC's ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' and a reference to the title of the popular 80s book ''Real Men Don't Eat Quiche''.
150	* In ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen Annual'' #1, a bad guy relates a story about how he was about to kill someone, [[Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice only to freeze up upon learning that both their moms were named "Martha."]] Domino then kills the bad guy in question.
151	* Marvel's ''Wha... Huh?'' features take thats against DC and people complaining about comics on the Internet.
152	** DC was hit with an ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis2004'' parody with Impossible Man turning evil and murdering Aunt Petunia for [[CListFodder being a character without a movie deal]] and then being killed by Identity Girl -- "a new character you've never heard of that's just watered down version of a bunch of characters you have heard of." It was also featuring ''What if DC would let us do Franchise/{{Batman}}[=/=]ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' by Brian Bendis and David Mack, which was a picture of frozen Hell.
153	** There was also "What if Internet existed in" segment, showing posts which would be written if Internet was around in The60s, The70sand The80s. Here's few of them:
154	--->Who the hell does Creator/JackKirby think he is? Why can't he let someone else drawn a damn comics book? Who died and made him king?\
155	The new ''ComicBook/XMen'' [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks team sucks!]] Why are they coming up with "great" new characters like Storm (white-haired black woman -- give me a break) and Colossus (like Thing but Russian) when we all know they're all going to fail. The only cool one was Thunderbird, so of course they killed him off! It's an insult to the fans of real ''X-Men'', Creator/StanLee's ''X-Men'', that we're forced to endure those pretenders!\
156	All of sudden Matt Murdock is a ninja?? You gotta be kidding me?! Bring back Gene Colan and stop giving your books to these crazy people who clearly have never read a comics book before.
157	* After Creator/JMichaelStraczynski got in an argument with Marvel editor Steve Wacker, Creator/MarkWaid posted on the web a long rant in which he called JMS on his behavior, which he concluded by saying he needs to take a walk. [[ComicBook/SupermanGrounded A long, boring, pointless walk across America.]] [[EscalatingPunchline That he won't finish.]]
158	* An issue of ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}: First Class'' has a scene where Logan accosts a movie bootlegger and goes off on an AuthorFilibuster about [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil how pirates are impatient jerks who ruin films that many people have worked hard on]]. Not coincidentally, ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' came out that same year and had been the subject of a very high profile piracy case.
159	* In ''another'' Creator/PeterDavid example, an issue of the first volume of ''ComicBook/XFactor'' had someone telling Strong Guy his name sounded stupid. Strong Guy then retorted by asking how it sounded any stupider than something like oh, let's say, "[[LawyerFriendlyCameo Super Man]]".
160	* Also, after Liefeld complained about how Peter David revealed that Shatterstar is bisexual in ''ComicBook/XFactor'' because it was against [[SmallNameBigEgo his vision]] and that he was supposed to be like a Spartan warrior and Creator/RussellCrowe in ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'', David promised he would add dialogue to that effect in the new issue. Which, he did:
161	-->'''Guido:''' Tell me, Shatterstar, do you like... gladiator movies?\
162	'''Shatterstar:''' Apparently.\
163	'''Guido:''' Figures.
164	** In the middle of ''ComicBook/XFactor'' #200, Jamie Madrox is narrating:
165	--->Everybody else was filled with questions: Where had I been? How did I come back? Did I know about Rictor and Shatterstar?\
166	That last one, I don't get. Did anyone '''not''' know about Rictor and Shatterstar?
167	*** Evidently Liefeld was the only one who didn't see it coming.
168	** Sometimes other characters mention how Shatterstar's original costume, which was designed by Liefeld, was... kinda gay.
169	* In Kyle Higgins' ''The ComicBook/WinterSoldier'', Bucky is suggesting new names for RJ. Bucky suggests the name 'Ric' to replace the 'R', and RJ gives Bucky a look like he'd just made the stupidest comment ever and asks how nobody has killed him yet. This issue came out around the time Nightwing was going through a very disliked story arc where he was going by 'Ric Grayson' rather than Dick Grayson, and Kyle Higgins' had previously written ''Nightwing'' in a run that was filled with ExecutiveMeddling and that was cut short, so it's pretty obvious he was taking a jab at DC.
170	* An issue of ComicBook/XMen features a guy reading a newspaper that says, "Cruz Swipes Again". This was made by Joe Madureira who had accused fellow artist Roger Cruz of swiping (making pages nearly identical to that of) his material.
171	* The ''ComicBook/XMenBlack'' VillainEpisode ''Mojo'' one-shot, written by Scott Aukerman, delivered a Take That to the Comicsgate movement in comics by putting completely unaltered Comicsgate slogans in Mojo's mouth, and even having him suddenly start affecting a fedora hat, associated at the time in US pop culture with pick-up artists and anti-feminist activists.
172	* In the ''X-Men'' storyline ''ComicBook/XCutionersSong'', Jubilee rants at the captured X-Force, calling them "head-padded, hyper-thyroid, pig-headded, spoiled brat, poorly dressed, overly accessorized, delusionaly disadvantaged X-Men wannabes who are in need of a major 'tude adjustment!" As this story came out just after Rob Liefeld left Marvel in a huff to form Image, it's quite clear some people didn't like the direction X-Force had taken.
173	* Marvel marketed its ''Young Allies'' revival by mentioning the complaints about the decline in quality over in DC's ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' series.

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