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This is some of the easiest comparison to make : Jim Carrey's Mask and John Arcudi's Big-Head ! Music Maestro [link]The Mask :
The movie has Stanley Ipkiss as a good-hearted but pushover of a man who uses the Mask to ... well ... satisfy his own desire , pull a prank whoever the fuck he wants and DO whatever the fuck he wants ! Yeah , after a better viewing , Carrey's Mask is pretty much amoral. The reason he doesn't seem all that dangerous is because the violence was toned down to make the Mask only as dangerous as its wearer. (though he still offers the mechanics an anal probing , shoots the street gang and offs Dorian Tyrell by flushing him...)
The animated version is definitely watered down , but then again he acts heroically because he DOES have to fight Tim Curry . It was one fun cartoon , still enjoy it to this day ... and it introduced me to Walter , who's always cool , Comics or cartoons !
Big Head:
The comic's true protagonist is the magical mask (a rocky looking one unlike the wooden movie one BTW ) which imbues the wearer with reality-bending powers , as well as bypassing the wearer's psychological inhibitions ESPECIALLY the murderous ones. Anyone who wears the mask would become this ultraviolent wacky, superpowered being with an abnormally large, bald, green-skinned head and a mouthful of large teeth. This allows for some versatility when it comes to wearers (the damn thing is quite the unfaithful bride, and it does have its own will).
Among the most famous masks wearers : Stanley Ipkiss ,his girlfriend Kathy , Lt. Kellaway, the Joker (and it was a freaking awesome story ! With the TRUE Clown Prince of Crime and Harley in her absolute best design...) EVEN FUCKING LOBO , how the hell did that happen ?!
Here is a scary thought : What would happen if both versions , the wacky lustful selfish Mask and the ultra-violent psychopath Big Head , teamed-up ? Actually I can picture Big Head singing this while going for the kill [link]
And No , Never watch Son of the mask ! If that movie wanted a true improvement , it should have had the baby strangling Kennedy with his own intestines while sporting a nightmarish toon face and the dog going around the neighborhood cartoonily butchering people just for the sake of it with various gardening tools. Now that would be a decent flick that knows what it wants to be !
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JuiceCaps [2023-10-26 09:39:06 +0000 UTC]
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Scholarly-Cimmerian [2022-10-27 22:55:20 +0000 UTC]
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devilkais In reply to Scholarly-Cimmerian [2022-10-27 23:27:10 +0000 UTC]
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Scholarly-Cimmerian In reply to devilkais [2022-10-27 23:34:25 +0000 UTC]
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ARTZUME [2020-03-10 23:54:23 +0000 UTC]
I'd love to see an R-rated reboot or sequel to The Mask that has qualities from the original comics with the lighter tone from the movie. So it'd be like a dark comedy. And maybe Jim Carrey can return?
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devilkais In reply to ARTZUME [2020-03-12 15:44:26 +0000 UTC]
They need to prioritize the dark humor ! And not fall in the same bullshit the comics we had this year fell into...
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JazzQueen92 [2019-12-16 02:52:25 +0000 UTC]
I think Big Head would underestimate the movie version of himself, then he ends up showing he can make him sweat.Β
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devilkais In reply to JazzQueen92 [2019-12-16 14:33:56 +0000 UTC]
The Damages on Big-Head would be too visible though. Movie Mask erases them instantly !Β
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KaijuGuy19 [2019-05-23 04:51:15 +0000 UTC]
Cool comparison. If there's one thing both versions of the Mask have in common it's that they can both wreck havoc on anyone unfortunate enough to make them mad. XD
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devilkais In reply to KaijuGuy19 [2019-05-23 11:55:10 +0000 UTC]
Yup and they are pretty self-centered. You could say it is the whole key behing his concept !
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Drawbot908 [2019-01-29 02:13:39 +0000 UTC]
There's actually a short that combines both worlds:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2xJMl⦠.
As well as an origin:www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHBibT⦠.
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Connan-Bell [2019-01-24 04:45:52 +0000 UTC]
Actually, I don't think these two masks would team up. I think they'd have a lot more fun pitting their powers against each other in a crazed, wacky, ultra-violent chess game where the rules are made up as they go.Β
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devilkais In reply to Connan-Bell [2019-01-25 12:35:19 +0000 UTC]
Considering how violent one is, I don't think that either...
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phantomflower08 [2018-06-28 16:24:15 +0000 UTC]
I'm so happy that someone remembered the comic! Also I love your artwork great job!
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devilkais In reply to phantomflower08 [2018-06-28 19:59:18 +0000 UTC]
Why of course, can't be otherwise XD
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phantomflower08 In reply to devilkais [2018-06-28 22:04:05 +0000 UTC]
I remembered picking this up in my dad's comic store and thought..."wow this is scary!"
Now I want to find a physical copy of the series!
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Malman500 [2018-03-02 02:54:56 +0000 UTC]
I prefer the comic over movie as you can tell
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devilkais In reply to Malman500 [2018-03-02 23:44:27 +0000 UTC]
I dig both. Plus the comics one did appear in the movie in a way (when Dorian wore the mask) and in the animated series (when Dr Newman, Stanley's old bully and Pretorius...). Granted "Hunt for Green October" would be the best way to go for a new adaptation...
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CAMW1N [2018-01-03 22:13:53 +0000 UTC]
Since they totaled ruined any chance of salvaging The Mask films after Son of Mask, I would pay to see The Big Head Killer story come to life. It would upset people, sure. But a faithful adaption of the original Mask comic is the only way you can go back to this material now IMO.
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devilkais In reply to CAMW1N [2018-01-07 23:59:38 +0000 UTC]
Honestly, "Son of The Mask" does not even have any actual link to Russel's movie in the first place. And yeah the stories in the comic are malleable enough to give us surprises, hell "Hunt for Green October" should have been the sequel to the first movie as it has a sympathetic guy (like Carrey's Ipkiss) who becomes savage as all get out once he becomes Big-Head.
Anyway, I am honored you like my stuffΒ Fun VS Mayhem
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devilkais In reply to InvaderW [2017-11-21 12:34:24 +0000 UTC]
Not really. I don't give Nostalgia much importance and I really enjoyed both versions.
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InvaderW In reply to devilkais [2017-11-21 20:28:04 +0000 UTC]
the more "comic" version is highly nostalgic for me. Since I grew up and I knew the original version, I liked it a lot because of the sanguinolencia and so I have this internal fight for the preference of which of the two I like xD
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Multiomniversal124 [2017-06-14 06:07:45 +0000 UTC]
I know the comics had more of a story but I prefer the less gory version. Nice art by the way!
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devilkais In reply to Multiomniversal124 [2017-06-22 13:09:47 +0000 UTC]
Well both stories are good. The movie does give however an idea as to how the comic version is (when Dorian wears the Mask).
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Rootofalllight [2017-06-10 16:04:14 +0000 UTC]
I think the true way for Son Of The Mask to work would be if the kid were ten years old, and using his powers on bullies, mean teachers and trying (and failing) to impress a crush while also becoming the target of two villains: Loki and of course, the big guy himself: Walter. Although, Walter would scare the kid due to his seemingly invincible body and his emotionless expression.
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devilkais In reply to Rootofalllight [2017-06-10 17:54:45 +0000 UTC]
That's actually close to "Hunt for green october". And yes, this would be quite a neat adaptation. Though I'd make it more violent in some ways XD
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Rootofalllight In reply to devilkais [2017-06-10 19:27:28 +0000 UTC]
Well, no killing kids. Grown ups on the other hand...
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devilkais In reply to Rootofalllight [2017-06-10 19:48:39 +0000 UTC]
DEAL my good fellow ! Plus there was no infanticide in the comic so no problem...
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Rootofalllight In reply to devilkais [2017-06-10 20:20:45 +0000 UTC]
Well, in Hunt For Green October, the girl pelted a bunch of bullies with eggs so hard, she knocked them out. And she set the school dance on fire.
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devilkais In reply to Rootofalllight [2017-06-13 10:02:10 +0000 UTC]
Sure, but they still breathe. And honestly, anything over the "sequel" we got is a vast improvement...
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Rootofalllight In reply to devilkais [2017-06-13 14:49:48 +0000 UTC]
And then there's the part where she burned down a video rental store just because they didn't have the movies she wanted.
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devilkais In reply to Rootofalllight [2017-06-16 08:30:47 +0000 UTC]
To be honest it's close to what i'd do to Grant Morrison's fanbase...
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Rootofalllight In reply to devilkais [2017-06-16 13:30:51 +0000 UTC]
Burn their houses down?
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devilkais In reply to Rootofalllight [2017-06-16 19:38:53 +0000 UTC]
Yeah... their houses...
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Rootofalllight In reply to devilkais [2017-06-16 19:45:07 +0000 UTC]
And what? Stick car parts in them?
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Djjacob1954 In reply to devilkais [2017-03-05 23:23:02 +0000 UTC]
Yes. Take a look at WatchMojo's list on the top 10 violent superheroes.
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devilkais In reply to Djjacob1954 [2017-03-06 08:46:02 +0000 UTC]
I donΒ΄t exactly hold WtachmojoΒ΄s opinion in high standards... plus people tend to use words in broad incorrect ways and give it a pass..."Big Head" far as IΒ΄m concerned is no superhero.
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GokuMartin In reply to devilkais [2020-01-11 02:00:03 +0000 UTC]
In my Riseverse stories, BigHead (who is female because a young woman is wearing the Mask) is a supervillain.
The problem is that she routinely goes against the MCU superheroes, who can fight her blow-or-blow (or find ways to outsmart her)
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Djjacob1954 In reply to devilkais [2017-03-06 10:12:46 +0000 UTC]
That's not what WatchMojo said about him. Do you want me to send you a link to the video?
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devilkais In reply to Djjacob1954 [2017-03-08 10:45:31 +0000 UTC]
Go ahead. Maybe the ridiculous choices will be funny.
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DaAnimeGoatman [2016-04-30 01:02:18 +0000 UTC]
These two look great! I kind of wanna use this image to help me create my character. Mind if I use this to help spark some imagination?
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