https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/04/08/marvel-artist-ardian-syaf-hid-anti-christian-jewish-messages-weeks-x-men-comi

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Artist Ardian Syaf put references to anti-semitic and anti-christian Quran verses in an X-Men comic ?

Kinda feel the same about this as I do with any negative political/religious (especially religious) "message" in comics. It's uncool. Not horrific, not worth boycotting a book or anything, but very, very uncool. It's along the lines of slipping in an anti Muslim/anti Semitic message into panels.

Other than that, people (as always) are free to react how they may.

@heroup2112:

He put the verse on Colossus whose best friends are Jewish and Catholic. The writer of the book is also Jewish. Awkward...

What is the point?

lol Yeah, awkward...

However, I WILL say, if the artist had put some affirming or positive verse from the Q'ran, I wouldn't honestly have any issue with it. It's the negative connotation that I have issue with. Just uncool.

@sprior93: lmao some people like to show their intellect

Sigh...I guess that's to be expected...

lool

Ironic enough is that Kitty Pryde is a Jew and Nightcrawler being a Catholic.

Wish I'd seen your thread sooner, wouldn't have wasted time making my own. My mistake.

This is definitely an underhanded and antisemitic agenda for the artist to insert into the comic. Ironic that it takes place in a comic meant to represent equality and tolerance. Syaf's ass is fired for sure when the media gets wind of it.

I always wonder why these artist and writers these days feel the need to voice their beliefs on every single issue. They act as if me knowing about your personal life and beliefs will bamboozle me into buying your book or whatever just because we may have similar viewpoints or whatever. The ego on these people is just ridiculous.... It's like get over yourself, nobody gives 2 sh@ts about your personal beliefs and political and cultural views. Just do what your supposed to and draw or write. If I crave bullsh-t politics I'll tune in to CNN. Religion I'll grab a holy book not a damn comic

Marvel's statement on the subject to Comicbook.com

@lvenger: New artist then?

Eh, It's kind of funny that no one noticed.

Good to see Marvel taking a stand.

Let me understand something, this weirdo hides a message that says "take no Jew as your ally" in a book where he draws a story by a Jew (Guggenheim)? Either the spineless hack has no balls to actually live by his own so called credo, or I'm missing something?

Of all the books for an artist to do this in, doing this in an X-men book where you have characters of multiple religions and backgrounds is just... stupid. It's distasteful to begin with, but here it's distasteful and stupid.

@adamtrmm:

poor Kitty lol

The sad part is that he is a very good artist.

Also, is Marvel slowly stepping down from SJW mess?

With all the drama that's about to surround this comic maybe it will be worth some money in the future ? might need to pick it up before they edit it out in the next printings ?

@lvenger: im happy and more than a little surprised that marvel istaking action against this. but im hoping once that action is taken and the accusations of islamaphobia are thrown around they dont buckle.

@zr0c00l: Hopefully they won't, what Syaf did was unacceptable and Marvel should punish him for inserting subliminal antisemitism into his work.

It sucks. I wasn't going to read the book anyway cuz Kitty Pryde is in it. Just like some comic viners avoid Damian. I'll avoid her.

@batvibe12: U alt right people need to explain that insult more clearly. Ok. I don't understand which ones are SJW audience. Many alt right people dislike Hellcat. But she isn't an SJW era hero as she came before Captain America. Jane Thor is an SJW heroine, tho. Give a list of SJW heroes. Please reply.

1. I'm not alt right
2. SJWs are people who attack white men, conservatives, or people who don't share their belief because they're Joker-like humans
3. SJWs destroy comics
4. I love Hellcat
5. I want more diversity in comics.

List of SJWs:

1. Carol Danvers
2. Angela
3. Jane Foster
4. Mockingbird
5. Brian Michael Bendis

@batvibe12: Your list doesn't make sense.

OT, good art wasted. Hopefully new art doesn't suck.

Wow, he just threw away his career so effortlessly. It'd be sad, if it wasn't so damn hilarious.

I thought Carol and Angela were SJWs?

Marvel Akbar.

Guess what...he got fired!

@sprior93 said:

@adamtrmm:

poor Kitty lol

The "jewelry" part is what makes me more suspicious.

I'll restrict myself from commenting further on the douche's "high principles" from now. May say something inappropriate lolz

I wanna get a lot of copies of this issue. :)

@adamtrmm said:

@sprior93 said:

@adamtrmm:

poor Kitty lol

The "jewelry" part is what makes me more suspicious.

Mda... %)

apparently they raised the price of this particular comic

sad

Ardian Syaf, please, log in.

I like how suddenly people refer to stuff like this as conservative rather than radical... Hmmmm.

Ok, yes, i don't agree with Islam, i'm opposed to it, yes, but i do not pretend to be all political here, as much as i'm against secularism politically, i think that in the current state of affairs, comics should be as neutral as posible, like, we all know Nightclawer is Catholic, Magneto is a Jew and Colossus can be a soviet type atheist or an Eastern Orthodox (as myself) depending on the narrative, but, seriously, putting political agendas, be it liberal (with which i do not agree) or be (with which i do agree, most times) it's uncool, heck, i don't think i'd even like all political libertarian references, or a comic suddenly set on a monastery, there are liberal and conservative and nothing politically geeks who are reading this comics, i think we should keep it neutral, the "Holy Terror" comic and stuff like Kamala Khan are two extremes i very much like dislike

Terminated from his job at Marvel, I don't think DC will hire him either, he now sells crap on sites like eBay.