Wonder Woman Vs. Taskmaster

 

Taskmaster is a favorite Marvel villain of mine.  It's too bad that the interpretation of the character was somewhat off in Black Widow.  Marvel will get another chance when the villain appears in Thunderbolts*.  Let's hope this second outing is a bit more effective.

Spider-Man and The Atom

 

When Marc Tyler Nobleman, Comics' historian and Patron of this Blog, suggested I pair up Spidey and The Atom, It was a no-brainer.  No only have I not teamed them up before, but their costumes actually go together pretty well.  I never noticed that before.  Thanks, Marc!

Captain Action Vs. Taskmaster

The Black Widow movie keeps getting its release date pushed back, unfortunately.  I'll have to wait a little longer to finally see one of my favorite Marvel villains in live action.   I think his power set can make for some amazing combat sequences, and hopefully the movie will not disappoint in that regard.

Taskmaster Vs. Bane

Taskmaster has been announced as the main villain in the upcoming Black Widow solo film.  There had been speculation for weeks, but now it has been confirmed at Comicon.  This is good news, because he is a great villain with a unique power set that should result in some exciting fight sequences.  Production art indicates that he will have a costume very close to the comics (minus the cape).

Dial "H" For Hero Vs. Taskmaster

The Taskmaster is a character that I would love to see show up in the MCU at some point.  His costume, which looks cool in the comics, might per pretty hard to pull off in live action, though.  Dian "H" For Hero, has always been a fun concept, might be a good candidate for a TV series, no matter which wielder of the H Dial is used.  There's a lot of storytelling potential there.

Deathstroke Vs. Taskmaster (Round Two!)

It looks like we won't be seeing Deathstroke on the big screen again any time soon, despite the post credits sequence  on Justice League.  I wasn't really interested in seeing him as the main guiy in a Batman movie anyway.  Maybe now the character will be freed up for use on Titans for the DC streaming service, where he belongs.

This is the second time these two have faced off on the blog.  They first battled in STF #1536...

Nightwing Vs. Taskmaster

Taskmaster is a character that I would love to see show up in a Marvel movie.  His ability to mimic the skills that he sees makes him a viable opponent for many different heroes, so there's plenty of opportunity to use him.  The only tricky part is the costume.  I don't like it when the movie versions veer too far away from the suits we see on the comics page, but I have to admit his looks like it might be pretty tough to translate to live action. 

If you are wondering when Taskmaster learned to fight like Batman, it happened way back in my B&B Lost Issue days, an early MS Paint effort from 2010...

Taskmaster Vs. Deathstroke

This is a battle that I would really like to see.  Both are incredible combatants, well versed in many disciplines of fighting and weapons usage.  Plus, they each have become even greater fighters by learning through their many encounters with various super heroes.  As the cover suggests, I feel that it would be close, but I think that Taskmaster would ultimately win this match up.

The Creeper Vs. The Taskmaster

I think that this would be a close match up.  The Creeper's manic style mixed with his healing ability might allow him to get the upper hand against The Taskmaster... for a while.  I guess it be up to how quickly he can strike before his own moves start to get mimicked and countered.

Superman and Thor (Vs. Amazo and Taskmaster)

I have been checking out the original Adventures of Superman TV series lately.  I had watched a scene or two over the years, but never sat down for a full episode until they recently began airing on a local classic television channel.  I have to admit I get a real kick out of them.  George Reeves makes a great barrel chested Superman, reminding me of the comics from that era.  I like seeing all the classic styles of clothing and automobiles as well.  Clark isn't very careful with his secret identity though - the guy just cant resist making sly references to his alter ego at any opportunity!

Batman and The Taskmaster

I always thought that the Taskmaster had a great hook - he could perfectly mimic any move that he saw with his own eyes - making him a master at any kind of weapon or fighting technique. Some folks have complained that his costume is too busy, but I think it has a cool bronze age vibe to it. He has had his profile raised recently by appearances in some Avengers titles and now his own spin off mini-series. I have heard pretty decent reviews of that, I will have to pick it up when it comes out in TPB.

This cover frustrated me a little. I was so glad to find a couple of poses that went together well that I didn't notice until too late that the Taskmaster's cape and the background were a very similar color. The result is a little bit muddy because of that.