Getting Relevent Again

This October, Marvel will issue a special series of variant covers. Most variants these days advertise an upcoming film or video game. But in the tradition of relevant comics, Marvel's new variants will be promoting the very special message of anti-bullying!

  If there ever was a group of people that needed protection from bullies, it's fans of comic books and geek culture. Man, could I have used my own personal Iron Man to protect me from the jerks, jocks, and both in elementary and high school! The kids on the covers are just that lucky! From Captain America to the Hulk to the oh so popular Guardians of the Galaxy, some of the heavy hitters of the Marvel Universe will be spreading the word that bullying is not OK!

 I didn't know this but October is Anti-bullying month. Heck, I didn't even know there was such a thing!  In coordination with STOMP Out Bullying and their annual Blue Shirt World Day of Bullying Prevention, Marvel will release a handful of variant covers every Wednesday in October. These covers will only be released in comic book shops. But I hope Marvel and STOMP decide to spread the message a little more and release at least one or two of these special covered comics in schools. It would help spread the message that bullying is not acceptable! In my day, teachers turned a blind eye to bullying. So by doing a campaign in schools, maybe the bullying prevention message will reach everyone- kids, parents, teachers, and more importantly, the bullies themselves!

  If you think Marvel should  provide these books to schools as an anti-bullying resource, feel free to share this blog post on your favorite social media site with the hash tag #blueshirtcomicinschool

 Blue Shirt World Day of Bullying Prevention is October 7th. I think I'll be wearing a certain Captain America shirt that day. More on that to come!