Kang's Ultimate Victory Over the Avengers Was Rewritten Because of 9/11
As news of Marvel's planned Avengers: The Kang Dynasty emerges from SDCC, the writer of the original arc has taken to Twitter to reveal how perhaps the most pivotal moment in the original story was changed forever by the tragic events of September 11.
'The Kang Dynasty' (aka 'Kang War') was an epic arc that took place in Avengers volume 3, beginning in 2001 from writer Kurt Busiek and primary artist Alan Davis. The story sees Kang launch an attack on Earth, bringing the full might of his time-traveling armies to bear against the planet. Kang successfully drives the Avengers underground, taking prisoners of war as he conquers America and spreads his forces across the globe. As part of this process, the tyrant forces the United States to acknowledge official articles of surrender, having the Wasp personally sign the documents to mark his greatest ever triumph over Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
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However, writer Kurt Busiek recently shared on Twitter that Wasp wasn't originally intended to be the signatory for these documents. Instead, the original plan called for the documents to be signed by President George W. Bush, emphasizing the story's idea of the Avengers being on the front line of a truly planet-spanning war. However, Busiek notes that following 9/11, the creative team decided that this idea was no longer viable, and instead opted to have Kang demand the signature of the Wasp, a founding Avenger who has opposed him time and again.
...sign the surrender was our solution to that, and it made it a stronger moment, I'd say.
As Busiek notes, Kang demanding surrender from Janet van Dyne is ultimately a stronger moment, keeping the superhero
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