Vladimir Putin to Debut as a Villain in Valiant's "Divinity II"

[CBR News]

Matt Kindt and Trevor Hairsine's "Divinity" follow-up will introduce Vladimir Putin as a villain in the Valiant Universe.


Full article here.

[RobinFan4880]

They're putin' Putin into the comic?

Ballsy.

[Disco_Magic]

Putin a villain?

...sigh. Only in America...

[K Nuttall]

Do people even use Google anymore?? New Badger series.

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[Swamp Thing 2099]

Putin a villain?

...sigh. Only in America...

Also in the rest of the world, or is invading Crimea and wanting to kill gay people for, like, no reason not villainous?

[harashkupo]

Also in the rest of the world, or is invading Crimea and wanting to kill gay people for, like, no reason not villainous?

Pshaw, he's just a cuddly KGB bear

[matt levin]

Thanks, K Nuttall--
I'm here to have posted just as you have--glad to see you did so.
Badger v. Putin, already published and on my shelf.

[Ishmael]

Thanks, K Nuttall--
I'm here to have posted just as you have--glad to see you did so.
Badger v. Putin, already published and on my shelf.

Was gonna say the same thing.

[Coin Biter]

Putin a villain?

...sigh. Only in America...

Not at all. Political leaders - or satirical versions of them - crop up in 2000AD, for example. Ronald Reagan hilariously featured in Strontium Dog back in the day. I'd be amazed if this sort of thing doesn't happen in comics worldwide.

It's bold to mock Putin, though, given the Kremlinbots, but I imagine comics are low on their list of priorities - they're more concerned with spamming the comments section of the Guardian in my experience.