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* [[Fridge Brilliance]]: In the ''Rorscach & Deadpool'' Buddy Cop parody, the pair are on the trail of a mysterious crime figure named Joe Palachi, who turns out to be {{spoiler|[[The Joker]], and more specifically the humorless 80's one from [[Frank Miller]]'s ''[[The Dark Knight Returns]]''}}. There are about three layers of brilliance to this, one of which Joe himself admitted to being the reason he picked it:

** Firstly, Palachi, whilst being a sort-of common Italian surname, is also a reference to the opera ''Pagliacci'', and the lead character of the same name (it is sometimes called ''Palachi's Opera''). That was a subtle clue as to Joe Palachi's true identity.

** And third, the joke is about {{spoiler|how the great clown Pagliacci is utterly depressed and miserable because he has come to view the planet as a [[Crapsack World]]}}, which perfectly reflects the fact that {{spoiler|[[The Joker]] pretending to be Joe Palachi is the most serious, unfunny Joker ever put to print}}:

{{quote| "Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life is harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. The great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor... I am Pagliacci.""}}

** Another example is just in the pairing of those two Deadpool is a walking Satire/Parody of comic books antiheroes/anti-villains , whilst Rorschach is a Deconstruction of the [[Anti-Hero]]/Anti-villains.

** So the trailer for the 2011 DC Universe Online premiered recently and in it {{spoiler|a future Lex Luthor traveled back in time to warn the heroes that the world would be destroyed if they didn't stop him.}} Sound familiar? Hilariously enough, RandomGuy lampshaded this in a recent BlogTV chat:

{{quote| '''Random Guy''': I'm not saying they got it from us but...[[The Colbert Report|CALLED IT! WHOO!]]}}

** It's also a [[Shout-Out]] to comic book Deadpool's unhealthy love of Bea Arthur.

* [[Tear Jerker]]: Watch the first video, which personifies Spider-Man as the best qualities of Marvel movies, in tandem with the short where Batman and the Avengers express no interest at all in Spider-Man's reboot.

 

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