Marvel has hit an all time low
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Marvel has hit an all time low
Props go to Nizzy for the find.
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...Princess Diana?!
That's right. Marvel Comics has just announced that the late Princess of Wales will have a five-story cameo as a mutant superhero in its popular monthly X-Statix comic, a spinoff of The X-Men series.
Marvel spokesman Brian Reinert says Her Royal Highness will be part of a story arc called Di Another Day, with the first book going on sale September 10. Diana will be cast as an errant crime fighter whose band of spotlight-hungry mutant cohorts are shirking their evil-busting duties and chasing the media spotlight instead.
"They're more concerned about their bank accounts than saving people from injuries and saving the world," Reinert explains, calling the story line a satire of pop culture.
X-Static scribe Peter Milligan elaborates, saying Diana is perfect for the comic, which hopes to make a satirical commentary on today's celebrity crazed culture, because she is "someone famous for being famous."
Indeed, Marvel is thrilled with the new comic and has already honed in on the princess' super power. "At a glance, Diana may not resemble the flying, teleporting, lethally oscillating characters that populate my comic, but the strange power she exerts from beyond the grave certainly makes her a valid subject to explore," Milligan says in a statement issued by Marvel. "And, of course, she looks great in Spandex!"
Superior Spandex skills notwithstanding, Buckingham Palace is decidedly less thrilled about the news. A spokesperson for the royal family calls the comic "utterly appalling," telling Reuters the planned book is a "cheap attempt to cash in on Diana's fame and the tragic circumstances surrounding her death."
Diana's fan base is not particularly delighted with the plan either.
"Sorry, Marvel, you've hit an all-new low," rages one Diana-phile on a Yahoo! message board. "It is appalling that someone...can actually make this idea into a reality. Why not go relieve yourself on the Statue of Liberty while you are at it? It's all in the same vein. In short--I won't buy it."
Cliff Notes: Marvel Comics is making a new superhero, Princess Diana, as a mutant who saves lives in their X-Static series. Buckingham Palace and Di fans are ticked off.
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...Princess Diana?!
That's right. Marvel Comics has just announced that the late Princess of Wales will have a five-story cameo as a mutant superhero in its popular monthly X-Statix comic, a spinoff of The X-Men series.
Marvel spokesman Brian Reinert says Her Royal Highness will be part of a story arc called Di Another Day, with the first book going on sale September 10. Diana will be cast as an errant crime fighter whose band of spotlight-hungry mutant cohorts are shirking their evil-busting duties and chasing the media spotlight instead.
"They're more concerned about their bank accounts than saving people from injuries and saving the world," Reinert explains, calling the story line a satire of pop culture.
X-Static scribe Peter Milligan elaborates, saying Diana is perfect for the comic, which hopes to make a satirical commentary on today's celebrity crazed culture, because she is "someone famous for being famous."
Indeed, Marvel is thrilled with the new comic and has already honed in on the princess' super power. "At a glance, Diana may not resemble the flying, teleporting, lethally oscillating characters that populate my comic, but the strange power she exerts from beyond the grave certainly makes her a valid subject to explore," Milligan says in a statement issued by Marvel. "And, of course, she looks great in Spandex!"
Superior Spandex skills notwithstanding, Buckingham Palace is decidedly less thrilled about the news. A spokesperson for the royal family calls the comic "utterly appalling," telling Reuters the planned book is a "cheap attempt to cash in on Diana's fame and the tragic circumstances surrounding her death."
Diana's fan base is not particularly delighted with the plan either.
"Sorry, Marvel, you've hit an all-new low," rages one Diana-phile on a Yahoo! message board. "It is appalling that someone...can actually make this idea into a reality. Why not go relieve yourself on the Statue of Liberty while you are at it? It's all in the same vein. In short--I won't buy it."
Cliff Notes: Marvel Comics is making a new superhero, Princess Diana, as a mutant who saves lives in their X-Static series. Buckingham Palace and Di fans are ticked off.
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So explain this then...
http://www.marvel.com/comics/onsale/onsale.htm?id=1157
http://www.marvel.com/comics/onsale/.../xstatx_13.jpg
http://www.marvel.com/comics/onsale/onsale.htm?id=1157
http://www.marvel.com/comics/onsale/.../xstatx_13.jpg
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Originally posted by White[Pony]
I'm still calling :bs: we've all seen wel known figures on multiple covers of comic books. Who's to say they're not like... going back in time to save her... or something? I :dunno:
I'm still calling :bs: we've all seen wel known figures on multiple covers of comic books. Who's to say they're not like... going back in time to save her... or something? I :dunno:
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