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July 16th at 3:48PM

Marvel Universe - Colbert For President: iPhone Skrull Invasion

POSTED BY: Ken Ellis

After Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada announced that Stephen Colbert is still running for president in the Marvel Universe, we decided to follow up by contacting a reporter in that universe for updates on his campaign:

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Colbert: Cell Phone Conspiracists Have Wrong Number
Ken Ellis, DB Staff Reporter

Conspiracy theorists, reality is calling. It just may take longer to reach some of you on your cellular phone.

Following last Friday's inauspicious debut of a much-anticipated new mobile phone, in which major software problems hobbled the activation of thousands of devices throughout 24 countries, people dialed up their dissatisfaction on the Internet. But rather than hold the manufacturer culpable, several bloggers blamed it on the alien invasion that has been depicted via amateur video and news footage from New York City, Great Britain and Wakanda.

On one website, capncommunity.com host Corey C. wrote that the new phones' failure were the byproduct of "alien infiltration of our technology. These creatures put some unknown alien virus into the new phones, which are activated when you go online. Basically, they're using us to spread the virus onto the Internet, which affects just about every facet of our everyday living."

Another blogger -- UKneeVerse -- suspects that the recent uprising in Wakanda is somehow connected to the African nation's surplus of vibranium, a metal that absorbs all vibratory (i.e., sound) and kinetic energy in its area. "Those who control the vibranium can control the world," he wrote. "If I were an alien and thought I could cripple man's technology through vibranium, I'd go after it too."

While attending a private function in Chicago's Harris Theatre last Sunday, presidential candidate Stephen Colbert tried making light of the mobile hang-ups, citing his hope that the unfriendly E.T.'s can soon use the new cellular devices to phone home.

"Mr. Colbert thinks it's preposterous that people are actually blaming a wireless phone's problems on aliens," confirmed camp spokesperson Tracy Dugan via telephone. "And the idea that they're secretly attempting to harness vibranium ... talk about making incredible leaps in logic. If you looked at the footage from Times Square, it's pretty obvious that our extraterrestrial aggressors aren't so subtle in their methods."

Dugan cut our conversation short after receiving a call from Colbert…on her new mobile phone, no less. "Unless it's an alien with Mr. Colbert's cell number, I think I better take this," she joked before hanging up.

For a special Colbert easter egg, check out X-Factor 33, on sale now.

This week's image is from Eternals #2.

Previous Colbert easter eggs:

Punisher War Journal #21, She-Hulk #30, X-Factor #32, Amazing Spider-Man #562 Secret Invasion #3, Ms. Marvel #27 and She-Hulk #29, Incredible Hercules #117, X-Men: Legacy #211, Young X-Men #2, Amazing Spider-Man #556, She Hulk #28, Incredible Hercules #116, Amazing Spider-Man #556, Secret Invasion #1

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July 11th at 4:15PM

Marvel Universe: Colbert for President - Friends in High Places

POSTED BY: Ken Ellis

After Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada announced that Stephen Colbert is still running for president in the Marvel Universe, we decided to follow up by contacting a reporter in that universe for updates on his campaign:

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Power Packing to the Oval Office?
Ken Ellis, DB Staff Reporter

Skyrocketing fuel costs, soaring grocery bills, take heed: Stephen Colbert plans to wipe you out if he's elected president this November.

Naturally, pledges to conquer such economic obstacles are being made by every candidate this election year. However, Colbert's camp claims to have the inside track on making these guarantees realities.

"Mr. Colbert is maintaining close contact with key people to find solutions to these extremely pressing dilemmas in our national economy," stated spokesperson Katherine Raymond last Monday. "In recent months, he has met with geneticist Henry Pym and S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Anthony Stark about devising technologies that can help in these efforts."

Just as Colbert has criticized Senator Gordon Wright's recent association with a man claiming to be Captain America, the populist's detractors have continually accused him of tapping "star power" to boost his own numbers in the race to the White House. After all, both Pym and Stark are founding members of Earth's Mightiest Heroes, The Avengers, a team that over the years has dominated front-page headlines.

"Perhaps one could call Dr. Pym and Director Stark 'celebrities,'" Raymond admitted."“But along with Reed Richards, they're some of the greatest minds on this planet. Dr. Pym's genetic expertise could be pivotal in devising new ways to produce crops in areas that have been devastated by Mother Nature. And before Director Stark ever built rockets into armored boots or took over S.H.I.E.L.D., he was a master at building technologies that, if used properly, can ultimately replace the need for oil.

"Mr. Colbert is thinking about this country first, not who he should hang out with to become popular," Raymond added. "With everything this world is going through right now, on top of rumors of shape-shifting aliens running around, Mr. Colbert is looking to people that this country can trust in a crisis."

For a special Colbert easter egg, check out Eternals #2, on sale now.

This week's image is from Punisher War Journal #21.

Previous Colbert easter eggs:

She-Hulk #30, X-Factor #32, Amazing Spider-Man #562 Secret Invasion #3, Ms. Marvel #27 and She-Hulk #29, Incredible Hercules #117, X-Men: Legacy #211, Young X-Men #2, Amazing Spider-Man #556, She Hulk #28, Incredible Hercules #116, Amazing Spider-Man #556, Secret Invasion #1