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I am really, truly shocked that Dan Didio is going to let DC do this. This sounds like the artist tilts a little to the right (we know John Milius does), and that kind of viewpoint is nonexistant at DC, where writers like Judd Winick are busy killing off white heroes to “diversify” the DC universe. This is the company, after all, that started a major publicity campaign for their new lesbian Batwoman character. I can’t imagine this Rock project is going over too well with the rest of DC’s people.

There a few right-leaning comic writers out there (only a few unfortunately). A few weeks ago, Dan Slott, the writer of Avengers: The Initiative, had the following conversation in his book between Under-Secretary Peter Henry Gyrich and The Gauntlet, the Initiative's premier drill sergeant.

Henry Gyrich: There are only two options here, gentlemen...We turn heroes into soldiers or soldiers into heroes. There's no room for in-between.

The Gauntlet: Permission to speak freely, Mr. Secretary?

Gyrich: Granted.

Gauntlet: Soldiers are heroes. Say something like that again, Sir, and I will rip off your @%$# and @%$# down your @%$#. Is that clear?