X-Men Just Called Out Disney With Its Most Disgusting Villain
Warning: contains spoilers for X-Men #11!
While Disney may own Marvel and the X-Men cast of characters, that hasn't stopped Marvel editorial from comparing their new owners to one of the most disgusting and ratings-hungry supervillain in the Marvel Universe. The 2010s were quite the rollercoaster ride for Marvel's mutant team, including a hit film franchise combined with the team almost being eliminated from comics entirely. It is perhaps because of the reasons for the peaks and valleys thatX-Men #11 pokes fun at Marvel's now-parent company.
The X-Men were created in 1963 and quickly became Marvel's most popular super-team of all time, perhaps even eclipsing the Avengers in the 90s. They became so popular that in 1996's Marvel vs. DC crossover event, no less than three X-Men were selected to do battle with other DC heroes (Wolverine, Storm, and Jubilee). But when Fox's X-Men film series became a hit, Marvel was reluctant to promote the mutants in any way — even if that meant excluding most of them from nearly every major comic event until Fox's acquisition by Disney in 2019.
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In X-Men #11, written by Gerry Duggan with art by Pepe Larraz, the X-Men are in the lair of Mojo, a grotesque alien from Mojoworld who wants nothing less than to become the greatest producer of television shows in existence. Mojo records a broadcast to his investors, dubbed «Mojoworld+» but is interrupted by a visit from someone whom he truly despises: a lawyer. He brings news that Mojo's shareholders have developed a fungal infection, and Mojo is far from pleased (ratings and profit are his goals, after all). To drive the comparison home, his assistant is a 'little mouse' who can
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