Marvel Comics purchased by evil megacorporation, Thor relaunching as "defender of big business"
Jan. 26, 2024The fictional version of Marvel Comics that exists in the Marvel Universe, that is
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It’s official: the rights toMarvel Comicsare now owned by the notoriously evil Roxxon Energy Corporation. The rights to the metafictional version of Marvel Comics that actually exists within the Marvel Universe, that is, which, much like the real world Marvel Comics, tells the tales of superheroes such as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and of course Thor.
Roxxon Presents: Thor #1 also ties into April’s Immortal Thor #9 also written by Ewing with art by Ibraim Roberson, which will delve further into why Roxxon is focusing its efforts on Thor, specifically because the company is run by his old enemy Dario Agger who has teamed up with Thor’s perennial nemesis the Enchantress.
It’s all leading into what Marvel is billing as the “Roxxon Age of Marvel Comics,” an apparent event starting in May, as announced with a piece of promo art by Nick Bradshaw, seen here along with the cover of Immortal Thor #9 by Alex Ross and the cover of Roxxon Presents: Thor #1 by Greg Land:
“Roxxon’s hostile takeover of Marvel Comics isthe worst thing to happen to the industry in decadesjust what comic books needed! I washorrifiedjazzed beyond words when I saw how the so-called Roxxon Entertainment Standards Committee hadguttedimproved my work, methodically stripping away every iota ofpoetry, symbolism and metaphorjunk no one cares about,” Ewing was “forced” to say in a tongue-in-cheek statement. “The result is a comic that can best be described asan act of unforgivable violence against the medium I lovea rollicking good time for the whole family!May God forgive Roxxon, for I never shall!Make Mine Roxxon!”
Immortal Thor #9 goes on sale April 3, followed by Roxxon Presents: Thor #1 on April 18.
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