Marvel's Awful Batman Parody Rejected The Avengers In The Dumbest Way
It's not every day the Avengers offer a spot on the team to newcomers, but when Earth's Mightiest heroes asked Marvel's Batman parody to join them, he rejected the proposal in the dumbest way imaginable. In Ultimate Adventures #4, Hawk-Owl, a clear pastiche of DC's Batman, not only declines the membership on the team but proceeds to attack Captain America and turn all of the heroes against him in the process.
As part of its Ultimate Universe offerings, Marvel Comics penned a six-issue series starring Hawk-Owl, a new character who was pretty much based on Batman from DC Comics. His origin possessed many similar beats to the Dark Knight, as after his parent's death he began training with some of the greatest fighting teachers in the world. As an adult, the wealthy Jack Danner dedicates his time and detective skills to cleaning up Chicago as Hawk-Owl, where he takes on a troubled child as a sidekick. The biggest difference between Hawk-Owl and Batman is that Danner is a hot-head, which was never more clear when he rejected a spot among the Avengers.
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In Ultimate Adventures #4 by Ron Zimmerman, Duncan Fegredo, Walden Wong, Paul Mounts, and VC's Randy Gentile, The Avengers (referred to as the Ultimates in this universe), including Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor, meet with Hawk-Owl and his sidekick partner, Woody. Steve Rogers informs Hawk-Owl that their meeting is government business, but the Batman parody hero keeps insulting the Avengers (and Captain America specifically), referring to them as soldiers and saying he's not impressed with them. Hawk-Owl shows them his «Owl's Nest» home and tells the Avengers not to touch anything, as it «costs more than your
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