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Comics will make history this week as it publishes the first ever put to page.
While has been featured in a before, this is the first time we’ve ever seen two characters tie the knot. Two , no less!
It reflects the growing call for diversity in both the books and the . The MCU was even attacked for featuring a who are married in the upcoming Eternals movie by One Million Moms.
Meanwhile, has given us the of the century in this revolutionary .
Empyre #4 saw two tie the knot in first hero
Having a isn’t new to . Ice Man was revealed as a few years back and was given his own run by atrist – writer Sina Grace.
Even isn’t new to the world of , but seeing an marry another is pretty cool and something not seen in any until now.
Empyre #4 concluded with a surprise flashback to the of Hulkling and Wiccan and will be addressed in full in Empyre #5, set to release on August 12.
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The happy couple decided to tie the knot before Hulkling leaves to become Emperor of the Kree / Skull alliance, a conflict that fans will remember from Captain .
Hulkling and Wiccan then debate how and where to get married, eventually settling on teleporting to Las Vegas for a small ceremony with the other as the congregation.
Describing the in the next issue of the , Wiccan calls it the ‘ultimate drop-everything secret mission’ and tells the Human Torch and Captain he ‘couldn’t keep it in … everything I felt about him … this unbelievable space prince’.
Congratulations to for making by offering the same kind of representation heterosexual couples would expect in the . We can’t wait to see what the future holds for Marvel.
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Source: MetroWeekly