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Spider-Man in India
Lord Omlette writes "I'm really surprised no one else has mentioned this, but Spider-Man is getting redone in India! As an Indian-American, I'm quite excited. (Let's get it out of the way: even our comic book heroes are being outsourced, wtf!) The manga version of Star Wars was pretty good, but off the top of my head I can't think of any other comic books that were redone for a completely different culture. Anyone?"
Given the problems Stan Lee has had with getting paid for his creations in the US, I dont think he's too pleased about this.
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
This looks like a job for Dharmaman! Faster than a swinging monkey! More powerful than an Elephant! Able to leap Mount Meru in a single bound! Truth, Justice, and the Bharati way! With lots of singing and dancing!
Knowledge is power. Knowledge shared is power multiplied.
I thought that issue where Mary Jane was raped by that tentacle creature was particularly disturbing.
Never mind that Superman was foreigner who crashed into the midwest quite by chance to begin with. Hell, that makes him an illegal immigrant (he's taking our jobs!)
It's nothing but crumpled porno and Ayn Rand.
So if they were to outsource Captain America, would he be renamed to Captain India? (Would he sport orange, white and green? Would his shield have a huge Chakra design on it?)
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
One of the regular sketches involved a very patriotic Indian man and his young son. Whenever the son mentioned something, the father said it was Indian, had been done first in India, or was done by an Indian.
In one sketch, the small boy was reading in bed before going to sleep. His dad was watching over him. He was reading about Superman.
"Indian," his father kept saying.
"Superman can run faster than a train!" enthused the boy.
"Of course he is Indian," exclaimed the father, "Where else can you run faster than a train?"
I'll get my coat....
Stick Men
Im still waiting for Spider-Man in Canada eh! with his super hockey powers and lumber-Jack Strength!
now wheres my Beer ya hosers!
Apu: Today, I am no longer an Indian living in America. I am an Indian-American.
Lisa: You know, in a way, all Americans are immigrants. Except, of course Native Americans.
Homer: Yeah, Native Americans like us.
Lisa: No, I mean American Indians.
Apu: Like me.
Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.
They want to capitilize on the name recognition of Spider Man while at the same time making a superhero that more Indians can relate to culturally.
So in their version, Spider-Man and Mary Jane are going to almost kiss each other and then spin away from each other and spend the next twenty minutes singing and dancing?
He's going to swing on the hundreds of thousands of outsourced jobs, broken promises, and shattered dreams of American tech workers. Oh wait Spider-man? I thought we were talking about George W. Bush's re-election.
Is this to make him look more Indian or would there be a cultural backlash against tights?
I imagine it's similar to how most female comic book superheroes have extraordinarily large breasts. It's best to appeal to your target demographic.
With great curry comes great responsibility!
If you're swinging from the Taj Mahal, where on earth are you swinging too?
"Hey, look at me. I'm on the Taj Mahal. But now. . . I'm on the Taj Mahal.
Now, for my next magical trick, I have to change into my Batgirl outfit and fire up the Royal Enfield, because I'm really getting sick and tired of going in circles."
KFG