The future of the Marvel Universe is here, and ‘Timeless’ is where it all begins.@jedmackay, Kev Walker, Joe Bennett, Mark Bagley, and more help Kang set the stage for the Marvel Universe in 2022, in a story that will show…the Future is Timeless. #MarvelComics pic.twitter.com/vqxdF3ovUK
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) August 31, 2021
A few months ago:
In Marvel’s Immortal Hulk #43 from writer Al Ewing and artist Joe Bennett, a panel caught the attention of many readers who thought it was anti-Semitic....Bennett explained on Facebook that the panel was meant to be a nod to director David Cronenberg, since he had been putting references to famous horror director throughout the series. Because he illustrated the letters backward, he misspelling both the director’s name and “jewelry.”Then, he addressed the fact that under this misspelled sign there was a giant Star of David that only seemed to add to the accidental stereotype.“I have no excuse for how I depicted the Star of David”
Now:
There’s an image doing the rounds that Joe Bennett drew back in 2017. I won’t link to it, but I have seen it, and it’s reprehensible. Thread follows. /1
— Al Ewing Writes Comics (@Al_Ewing) September 2, 2021
If you’ve seen the image, you know what it is. An armoured swordsman, which I assume represents Bolsonaro given Joe’s commentary, slaughtering tiny, scurrying people, with the buck teeth and ears of rats. And big noses. One of them is cosplaying Dracula. /2
— Al Ewing Writes Comics (@Al_Ewing) September 2, 2021
I’m assuming these are political enemies of some kind, but even if not, the tropes are apparent. Human beings as vermin being exterminated. Even if it’s no longer up, that it was drawn in the first place, signed, and so proudly displayed by Joe speaks volumes. /3
— Al Ewing Writes Comics (@Al_Ewing) September 2, 2021
This isn’t the first issue with Joe that I’ve been made aware of. I’ve spoken behind the scenes, but that’s no comfort to people at the sharp end of this kind of brutal propaganda. My lack of public visibility on this has let people down, and I apologise. /4
— Al Ewing Writes Comics (@Al_Ewing) September 2, 2021