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Reuters reports the superhero Captain Canuck, originally created in the 1970s, has been revived just because a certain resident of Canada doesn't like Trump's tarrif policies:

U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and tariffs have breathed new life into a superhero from the 1970s – Captain Canuck, a government agent with inhuman strength who defends Canada's sovereignty.

"All of a sudden Canadians are looking to Captain Canuck as a symbol. And it's basically, to them, Captain Canuck symbolizes independence,” said Richard Comely, 74, the artist who co-created the comic book character.

[...] Comely said he created the character at a moment when he thought Canadians wanted their own icon, given that the United States had Captain America.

"I think there was an undercurrent, so to speak, in Canada in the '70s. So I think Canadians were starting to feel like, you know, like they should acknowledge the fact that we had our own country, and we had our own culture and be proud of the fact that we were Canadians," Comely said.

Well gee whiz, it's great to take pride in nationality, but that doesn't mean you should act as though what your neighboring country is doing is automatically wrong. Especially considering all the disastrous policies Canada took up over the past decade or so under leftist politicians like Justin Trudeau. Is that something to be proud of?

Comely said his original storyline envisioned Canada as a world power that faces challenges from groups seeking to infiltrate, destabilize and take over the country.

“Of course, never, never in any of those stories was it America that was going to be taking over Canada,” Comely said.

For the cover of Captain Canuck’s 50th anniversary issue, Comely depicted the superhero wagging his finger at Trump, who has said he wants Canada to become a U.S. state.

"It's got a lot of Canadians, you know, thinking about their identity as Canadians and feeling more united as Canadians. We feel like, okay, we've got to stand in opposition to these proposals," he said.

[...] Comely said he has received more calls from Canadian companies that have expressed “keen interest” in the fictional character due to the political tensions between the two neighboring countries.

"So in a sense, we have Mr. Trump to thank for a bit of resurgence," he said.

And why exactly does Trump matter, but not earlier presidents like Barack Obama and Joe Biden? They had plenty of disasters and other failings that could've been damaging for Canada by extension, yet we're told only when somebody like Trump comes along with specific policies, it suddenly matters? Please. And about Trump wanting "annexation"? I would assume that's just a form of jest, and considering how poorly Canadian country leaders of recent handled specific issues, what's the point of worrying about what Trump says, and not what a leftist like Trudeau does? To think, that a comic that was presumably not intended as something overtly political in the Bronze Age would be brought back for this. Comely is only souring his legacy and creation, much like Jim Starlin recently did with Dreadstar. When even a creator-owned comic is put to use for heavy-handed politics and ultra-cheap topics, it taints the comic's own legacy. And that's sadly what Comely and Starlin have done with their creations.

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