PC gets comical
Comic book ‘woke’ superheroes no joke
MARVEL bosses have revealed a pair of new woke superheroes for the modern generation named Snowflake and Safespace.
The comic book bosses behind Spider-man created the psychicpowered twins as part of the New Warriors comic book series.
Snowflake, who has cropped blue hair with a matching tight outfit, throws snowflake-shaped blades.
The character is also non-binary – going by the pronoun they.
And Safespace, described as a
“big, burly sort of stereotypical jock”, creates pink forcefields to defend against nasty enemies.
The new heroes have not gone down well with some comic fans who claim they make a mockery of the LGBTQ community while others branded it a publicity stunt.
One comic fan slammed: “This is what happens when someone who heard about wokeness thinks this is what diverse audiences want to see.”
Another added: “The New Warriors characters have to be the most stupid and ridiculous bunch of characters ever. Can we talk about how Marvel is making a joke out of the LGBTQ+ audience?”
Other characters in the series include “goth kid” vampire B-negative, super teen Screentime and oversized Trailblazer.
But writers for the comic creators have defended the designs.
Daniel Kibblesmith said: “The connotations of the word ‘snowflake’ right now are something fragile and this is a character who is turning it into something sharp.”
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