When it comes to giving viewers something to talk about, The young is often unprecedented, with season 4 already giving us a Naked Clone FightSex inspired by repeated super lobotomiesand one of Simon Pegg’s most disappointing performances in his career. But even if it seems that the highlights of the show are not always genitalia or impressive blood splatters. For example, season four’s “Wisdom of the Ages” hilariously incorporated Vought’s nod to Disney’s D23 Expo, to an extensive graphic showcasing a wide range of upcoming (fictional) films and phases within the MCU-like Vought Cinematic Universe.
As you might expect, the next four phases of VCU content are packed with a bizarre assortment of superhero projects that far exceeds Marvel and DC’s output, although Vought was probably smart enough not to date anything. From the genesis of Oscar bait Training A-Trainthe The young A Cameo appearance by Will Ferrell, told us about by Eric Kripketo the film that introduces the new line-up of the mega team, The Reborn Sevenit is a real blast from a fake film program, especially for fans of The young comic book.
In particular, there are two comic book references that appear quite frequently on this list and that have fantastic limited edition spinoffs or even just standalone episodes in the fifth and final seasonLet’s take a look under the cloak and hood.
The G-Men
In the live-action world of The youngThe G-Men obviously exist in some form, as the canonical feature proves G-Men: World Warwhich Madilyn Sitwell brought up during a Vought conference in Season 1. Elsewhere in the season, a news report is shown that talks about a super-scandal called #G-Too, without giving away much detail about what this incident referred to.
But is it possible that the images above indicate that there is more to come from the grimy comic book troupe that is a loose parody of Marvel’s X-Men? After all, a feature is coming in three different phases – G2, G3 And G-Men: Past from the Future – so perhaps this increased attention will lead to a revamped version of the group being introduced. Or perhaps Eric Kripke & Co. will find a way to dedicate a separate project to one of the source material’s greatest superhero groups.
Of course, the G-Men are also one of the most depraved and fucked up groups in all of comics, let alone superhero titles. The group began when John Godolkin – the founder of the university that fans will return to – Generation V season 2 – kidnapped and abused six children, then spoiled them, injected them with V and made them into the first wave of G-Men, whose members included Nubia, Silver Kincaid, Groundhawk, Five-Oh, The Devine and Critter.
As a more homegrown version of the superhero archetype—as opposed to the godlike beings in The Seven and Payback—the G-Men quickly gained popular support, sympathy, and money, to the point where Godolkin continued the youthful pattern by forming various (and mostly younger) G-spinoffs such as G-Style, G-Wiz, G-Coast, G-Brits, and the super-young team Pre-Wiz.
In the comics The young was brought into the group after the death of one of their members, sparking an investigation that saw Hughie join the G-Wiz under a false identity. Given the way things are going, with Season 5 all set to focus on the Butcher vs. Homelander battle, it’s unlikely we’ll see the G-Men introduced in the same way, so I’m hoping for a different version of events that leads to a spin-off special or more.
Teenage Kix
Like the G-Men, the group Teenage Kix served as a parody of other comic book groups, although in this case it targeted teen-based factions like the Teen Titans, Young Avengers, or even Banshee and Emma Frost’s Generation X squad. And it’s honestly hard to say whether the teens or the adults are the more depraved age group in Garth Ennis and Darick Robinson’s twisted world, and that’s why we like it.
The live-action version of The youngavailable with a Amazon Prime subscriptionhas only former members in the form of Popclaw from season 1 and the former child actor Mesmer (who also appeared in Generation V), as well as Sister Sage from Season 4, although A-Train made it sound more like it was a fleeting partnership. Curiously, Jetstreak was mentioned as a current member in Season 4, which may be why Teenage Kix was featured in a trio of mock movies subtitled Home for Kwanzaa, Digging day!And Sex education.
I know we may never see these fake movies in their entirety, but it would be fantastic to get some sort of late ’90s pastiche episode/spinoff/special telling the backstory of Teenage Kix, whose comedy team included the aptly named Blarney Cock and DogKnott. The group regularly engaged in orgies and other forms of hedonism that would probably need to be toned down. just a bit for television, but I trust Eric Kripke to be able to take teenage characters to their most debauched extremes. Generation V Set the perfect standard.
If nothing else, I would really like to see Teenage Kix leader Big Game on The youngas he was the closest analogue to Nightwing in the comic, which would make for some fun live-action moments. Especially if Tek Knight from the show serves as an example, as I adore Derek Wilson’s Batman-parodying portrayal as much as possible. Maybe Big Game could even show up in the TK-centric Episode 6, but I dare not dream such dreams.
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