A suspicion about Marvel and its depiction of Canada

[dewline]

One wonders if the upcoming Omega Flight reorganization to be depicted in Avengers is part of a larger plan to play out Canada's internal divisions in a superheroic context.  To wit:

Alpha Flight - Canada according to Lester B. Pearson, Pierre Trudeau and Tommy Douglas among others.

Omega Flight - Canada according to Stephen Harper, Mike Harris, Brad Wall and so forth.

I suspect Jonathan Hickman of being capable of doing the research and thinking it through in those terms once thoroughly informed. But would editorial oversight permit that?

Am I thinking too much about this? Probably.

Comments

[mdg1.livejournal.com]

You've a greater opinion of Hickman's research skills than I do. I'd say it's more likely a matter of "Here's a nifty bit of history/continuity I can warp to my own ends, whether it makes sense or not!"

[dewline.livejournal.com]

You may well have a point there.

[resonant.livejournal.com]

Interesting ...

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

Canada has always been pretty evil in the MU, about on par with Genosha.

[shanejayell.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

Taken over by the Master, hosting the first WEapon X project, the second Weapon X, having a mutant concentration camp....

[dewline.livejournal.com]

And that first Weapon X complex has been taken over by Scott's crew, hasn't it?

[shanejayell.livejournal.com]

Yup.

(Anyone read the issue? I'm wondering if it's still in Canada or if Bendis moved it.)

[dewline.livejournal.com]

Haven't seen any suggestion that the facility's been removed from Alberta so far.

Guessing that Ottawa might be interested in this development...?