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Friday, December 16, 2005
See it! Hear it!
In these days of variant covers, "special editions" and other gimmicks it seems Marvel and DC will do anything so superhero junkies can keep feeding their jones with the latest and greatest "events." Yet I see a gimmick that has not been used or at least not in any grand gesture to go along with these "universe shattering" books.
You know those greeting cards that you open and suddenly "Jingle Belle Rock" starts being played out of tiny little speakers? Why not do that with comics? Marvel just gave us the great reason why.
A young Marvel Zombie picks up the first issue of Civil War, the latest and sure-to-be greatest roadshow comic. Now, this isn't any issue of Civil War. This is the special "Axl" variant.
The kid opens up the book and he hears the voice of Strother Martin in Cool Hand Luke speak to him: "What we've got here is... failure to communicate." Oh no Brother Strother, Marvel and its many fans are communicating just fine.
Then the sweet acoustic guitars start ringing and that sinister electric lead sounds. Guns n' Roses's "Civil War" has started, the perfect soundtrack to this reading experience. Axl supplies a sly commentary:
My hands are tied
The billions shift from side to side
And the wars go on with brainwashed pride
For the love of God and our human rights
And all these things are swept aside
By bloody hands time can't deny
And are washed away by your genocide
And history hides the lies of our civil wars
What better way to get fans excited about the latest happenings in the Marvel Universe than that!? Marvel, if you're listening, I suggest you secure the rights of this piece of rockin' agit-prop right now and give Marvel fans what they want, the long-awaited combination of Mark Millar's writing and Slash's guitar palying!
"What's so civil about war, anyway?"
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Hey, do you like autobio comics? Do you like interviews? Of course you do! Go read this interview I did with Jeffery Brown there at CBG.
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