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Posted on 07/07/2003 8:21:55 PM PDT by Hawkeye's Girl
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Princess Diana will be reincarnated as a mutant comic book superhero this autumn, according to publisher Marvel Comics.
The character will appear in a five-series storyline called "Di Another Day" in Marvel`s "X-Statix" monthly comic, a spinoff from its popular X-Men, Marvel spokesman Brian Reinert said on Monday.
"X-Statix" writer Peter Milligan said the late princess was "tailor-made" for the series because she is "someone famous for being famous."
"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 said in a statement issued by Marvel. "And, of course, she looks great in Spandex!"
The first of the comic books will go on sale on September 10.
Di appears as one of the team of super-powered mutants in a satirical look at fame and pop culture, Reinert said.
"They`re more concerned about their bank accounts than saving people from injuries and saving the world," he said.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman has called the idea "utterly appalling" and a "cheap attempt to cash in on Diana`s fame and the tragic circumstances surrounding her death."
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