Now, this is just a bummer. Above is what what going to be the cover of June’s Fear Itself: Deadpool #1. A glorious MC Hammer tribute by Deadpool himself, as a part of Marvel’s “You get a hammer! You get a hammer! EVERYBODY GETS A HAMMER!” Fear Itself event. But now, sadly, this will not happen and a new cover has already been chosen. And while Marvel can do without a lawsuit by MC Hammer right now, look at that. That’s just too bad. We hope this doesn’t have some sort of chilling effect on other Deadpool covers. (And if you want to interpret that as a Vanilla Ice reference, then you absolutely should.)
The original was drawn by Ryan Stegman, who also drew the replacement. It’s always sad when a ’90s parody — especially one that involves ridiculous pants and something unofficially called “the crab dance” — doesn’t get to happen. But MC Hammer needs money, and he is pretty likely to go after Marvel for something even as irreverent as this. But will lawsuit-happy watermelon smasher Gallagher be talking to a lawyer about the cover planned for Deadpool #2?
Let’s hope this is not the world we live in, everyone. A world in which D-list celebrities take Deadpool seriously.
