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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
It's an adaptation of Scarlet by Brian Michael Bendis, a series he writes for Icon Comics. Icon is Marvel's answer to Dark Horse; it's a branch for creator-owned series such as Kick Ass that exist wholly independent of the Marvel Universe.
It has nothing to do with the MCU, Marvel characters, or superheroes in general. It's about a red-haired woman who rebels against an oppressive government and kickstarts a new American Revolution.
edited 13th Jun '16 7:41:50 AM by TobiasDrake
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No, I mean Dark Horse. Dark Horse is the big go-to creator-owned company, whereas Vertigo and Icon are basically DC and Marvel's attempts at imitating them.
In Icon's case, it's mostly used for pet projects by major Marvel writers such as Bendis or Millar.
edited 13th Jun '16 8:53:51 AM by TobiasDrake
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Hence we have a hard on for 'fighting tyranny' and revolutions.
Especially when it protects oversea economic interests.
Forever liveblogging the AvengersLet see: colonies fighting the british, the south fighting for their "Freedom"(or the north fighting to free others) showing in both WW, civil right moment, their fight against comunist and now terrorism.....
Yeah, for the states, revolution seen to be their biggest turn on ever
"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"Possibly one reason Hamilton got so popular.
Never before has revolution had such a catchy soundtrack, probably.
Forever liveblogging the AvengersAnd guns. Don't forget guns. Guns are the tools with which Americans throw revolutions.
Culturally, America is absolutely in love with the idea of individuals with guns doing some wicked awesome gun-violence to protect freedom and liberty from the sinister plots and agendas of power-hungry institutions.
Consequentially, America is a country absolutely plagued by individuals with guns using gun-violence to make a stand against whatever they think is the problem with this country or the world. Chinese monks protest the eradication of their way of life by setting themselves on fire in public displays. Americans protest the Sinister Feminazi Agenda by shooting up schools.
Every crazy asshole with a gun sees himself as the next George Washington, and we have an absolutely unsettling number of people eagerly lying in wait for the Second American Revolution, all but begging the government to light the match so they'll be justified in rising up.
edited 13th Jun '16 9:45:49 AM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.I'd argue that America's obsession with The Revolution Will Not Be Vilified is a relatively new thing. These types of stories were less common in the past-or at least, it was a lot more common to portray the government as ethical.
Many people with all sorts of political ideologies believe that the US is on the brink of becoming some kind of dystopia and that a revolution will be necessary.
edited 13th Jun '16 9:59:19 AM by Protagonist506
Leviticus 19:34edited 13th Jun '16 10:14:23 AM by alliterator

JLA/Avengers with LEGO game humor would probably be a marvel to behold and definitely cool.
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