If your argument is "Kevin Smith is a hack" this would mean that you either do not like Kevin Smith or his writing.

Fine, but your dislike of Kevin Smith or his writing skills does not mean that everything he creates is a knockoff. It may not be good (in your opinion), but that automatically doesn't make it a knockoff.

Now people can write crossover fanfic about the Salmon Ladder. Salmon Ladder x Flash, Salmon Ladder x Vibe. Salmon Ladder x Killer Frost, etc.

If your argument has merit, the foundations and logic of it should be able to apply to other similar situations, otherwise it is not a viable argument/logical derivation (as shown by deductive reasoning).

How exactly did I misrepresent your argument (which is what the strawman fallacy actually is)? Your argument basically boils down to if characters share a similar costume (AKA superficial similarities) and have a similar violent tendencies, and are created by someone who has previously worked on a character that…

Flash has never really been that much of a tactician, he usually rushes right into battle. Traditionally, there are two important parts to a battle: Force (Or Strength, same thing) and Tactics. To assure a victory you need both. Now, someone with an overwhelming force can overcome someone with good tactics, and vice…

Also, it's kind of weird to go back to when Winston was introduced as the guy who's good at everything, to where he is now the Butt Monkey.

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Seems like a solid theory to me. Mr. Hyde is mostly a Thor character that likely won't be used in the movies, so is probably up for grabs for the show, and Daisy Johnson likely wouldn't end up in the movies either. They could be those characters with a slightly altered back story, or they could be original characters…

So I guess Thor is a knockoff of Captain America because Jack Kirby created both, and Stan Lee wrote for Captain America before creating Thor; because both share a Blue and Red motif; and because both are staunch defenders of their homeland and it's principles?

The show is kinda putting in the groundwork to eventually have a street-war between Bane and Penguin (possibly also Mr. Freeze, Scarecrow, Maxie Zeus, Black Mask and some others but not the Joker, Two Face and a couple more because they came about because of Batman) with both sides having Venom enhanced soldiers,…

So sharing superficial similarities and a violent tendencies make them a knockoff? Is Black Mask a knockoff of the Joker because they both wear suits, have a definitive smile/face, and both have sadistically killed/tortured a Robin?

Maybe he thought weather balloons are made of armor grade Kevlar or something.

How's he a knockoff of Bullseye? He doesn't have any improbable aiming skills, he's not an assassin for hire, he seems to live a normal life outside of his hunting of heroes and even has a family. If anyone in DC is similar to Bullseye, it's Floyd Lawton, AKA Deadshot (who's been around for 25 years more than…

You're forgetting Bob is a good friend of Deadpool, and therefore his word cannot be trusted. Also, they may offer dental, just not full dental, like AIM does.

There's always the chance Arrow could use Onomatopoeia from Kevin Smith's run on the comic. While he has a semi ridiculous name and gimmick (saying out loud the sounds he makes, i.e. "Bang!" when he shoots a gun), he is a legitimate threat and already had killed about 10 masked vigilantes/heroes (he doesn't go after…

Anyone else thinking "What a moron" as the lieutenant got hoisted into the air and his sidearm was dangling right in front of his face, but he kept reaching for the ground/cart?

The Outrider definitely deserved that "Fuck You!" at the end of the episode. While coming from anyone else, the advice he gave could be considered good, kind-hearted advice, coming from him it sounds like he is trying to justify how he ended up with Orpheus' wife, because she is now happy with him, and people should…

I enjoyed the subtle pun of the Rat King not being a specific rat, but instead a massed pillar of many rats (look up Rat King on Wikipedia if you're not sure what I am talking about).

I wouldn't say Steven is incompetent, just that right now he is not a physical presence. He does function relatively well as the brains/tactician of the group, and is usually quick to figure out the enemy's weakness or a plan to take them down.