Marvel's Controversial Superman Parody Is The Worst Comic Ever
It's easy to be hyperbolic when it comes to choosing the worst comic ever published, however, Marville deservedly takes the spot. Yes, Marvel's pseudo-Superman parody remains one of the dumbest and painfully unfunny satires on the comic industry. The final product was an offensive mess with zero redeeming qualities and had no right ever hitting the comic stands. But what really makes Marville so bad? Literally everything.
Marville was the product of a bet between former VP of Marvel Comics Bill Jemas and writer Peter David about which book would survive longer — David's Captain Marvel, Jemas' Marville, and Ron Zimmerman's Ultimate Adventures. Jemas' Marville was supposed to be a satirical take on Superman and the comic book industry. However, what was ultimately created was the worst comic ever published that was neither sharp nor funny. Instead, the repulsive comic is remembered by readers for all of the wrong reasons.
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Marville #1 featured a parody cover of Smallville, as the hero Kal-AOL (yes, really) can be seen on the cover with an M written on his chest. The story inside took place in the year 5002, where his parents, Ted Turner and Jane Fonda, sent Kal-AOL back in time in a time machine made from PlayStation 1 and Atari parts, as he becomes a superhero. The comic featured an entire explainer on AOL and Time Warner's merger and Batman, Spider-Man, and Superman's origins in case the jokes seemed too stale to understand. Trying to describe the near-incomprehensible plot is a challenge in itself. Still, Marvillefeatured Rush Limbaugh-farting, Iron Man nearly saying a horrible racial slur, and numerous inside jokes about Marvel and DC
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