Posted on 07/01/2016 4:06:13 PM PDT by drewh
Marvel Comics has once again taken aim at Donald Trump, this time by making him the arch-villain in a new issue of Spiderman spinoff series Spider-Gwen.
In Spider-Gwen Annual #1 — which centers on an alternate universe in which Peter Parker’s girlfriend, Gwen Stacey, was the one bitten by a radioactive spider — the villainous Modok bears more than a striking resemblance to the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.
In the new comic, Modok is now M.O.D.A.A.K. (Mental Organism Designed as America’s King), a giant-headed villain who plans to rule the world.
“If America will not act… M.O.D.A.A.K. must!” the character exclaims in one panel.
“Must make America…” the character begins to say after being struck in the head by an object.
The issue hails from Marvel Comics’ Jason Latour, Jim Campbell and Chris Visions and was released this week.
This is not the first time that an issue of a Marvel comic book has made Trump out to be a villain.
In Issue No. 1 of Steve Rogers: Captain America, released in May, the nefarious Nazi Red Skull delivers a hardline anti-immigration speech before calling for a race war on behalf of the evil organization Hydra.
“I have just come from Europe–my homeland, in fact,” Red Skull tells a group of his followers. “And do you know what I saw there? It was an invading army. These so-called “refugees” – millions of them – marching across the continent, bringing their fanatical beliefs and their crime with them. They bomb our cities. And how do our leaders respond? Do they push them back and enforce the borders, as is our sovereign duty? Of course not.
As Breitbart’s Warner Todd Huston previously reported, that issue of Captain America sought to equate criticism of the Syrian refugee problem with Nazism.
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Might not be so funny when Trump sues them for royalties on their using his likeness.
The fascists are pulling out all the stops.
MODAAK 2016, Make comics great again!
Meh. Marvel has been lefty since the 70’s when they had Captain America battling his nemesis Roxxon Oil. In the 80’s they introduced openly gay characters. This is just more of the same.
Sorry...he’s already a DC comics character: Batman.
You know, rich Gotham socialite who dons a mask to take out EvilDoers...that’s Don!
But he doesn’t need the mask. He’s got more guts than that, he’s in their faces.
>>Might not be so funny when Trump sues them for royalties on their using his likeness.<<
He might have given that up when he ran for POTUS.
FUMC!
During an election? They need to be slapped with a billion dollar fine for attempting to manipulate the electorate.
With small hands.
It’s not like many people are going to read it. Sales figures for Marvel are underwhelming. I understand they are going full Social Justice Warrior with a revamp of their line this fall, so these numbers will probably seem like “the good old days” a year from now.
12/15 Amazing Spider-Man #1.1 - 66,092
12/15 Amazing Spider-Man #1.2 - 56,674
01/16 -—
02/16 Amazing Spider-Man #1.3 - 47,892
03/16 Amazing Spider-Man #1.4 - 44,160
And for slander. “Trump is Marvel!”
“..In Spider-Gwen Annual #1 — which centers on an alternate universe ..”
Well, I see they’re at least staying consistent.
A universe were Trump is the arch-villain, rather than Obama, truly is an alternate universe.
Trump can't. He's a public figure now.
Might not be so funny when Trump sues them for royalties on their using his likeness.
Parody is protected speech (so says the Supremes)
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