BURBANK, Calif. — Following Marvel Studios’ announcement that the upcoming Fantastic Four film had cast Julia Garner as a female version of Silver Surfer, fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe voiced their displeasure online at the inclusion of a woman who would constantly be visible.
Marvel YouTuber Bradley Sheldon led the charge against the casting.
“As usual, the woke leftists have tried to frame it so anyone who hates them ruining your favorite series must be some kind of bigot,” ranted Sheldon. “None of us hate women! We have no problem with the Invisible Woman being in the Fantastic Four movie. She’s a great character with cool powers. I love the way she turns invisible so nobody can see her and no one has any idea there’s a woman in the room.”
Other critics of Garner’s casting have argued the issue is changing the identity of an established comic book character.
“There’s only one Silver Surfer, and his name is,” said self-proclaimed comic book expert Cory Hudson before stopping to look at his phone. “Norrin Radd! You can’t go changing characters people are familiar with. The MCU’s charm was that it used everyone’s original identities, like with Ant-Man. I mean, why stop with Silver Surfer? This is shaping up to be the worst superhero movie since The Flash. At least that movie kept the original Flash in it.”
Although Garner has won three Emmys, fans are also skeptical she has the necessary gravitas to play the herald of a planet-eating god who rides a surfboard in outer space.
“That’s the problem with the M-SHE-U these days.” Sheldon paused, glancing uncomfortably at the camera. “And so we’re clear, the ‘SHE’ in M-SHE-U stands for ‘Sloppy Hiring Environment.’ I already addressed this during my 300th Captain Marvel Flops video. My concern has always been with acting and writing quality. I have no problem with female characters as long as they’re done well. Black Widow is actually my favorite recent Marvel film. Watching a film about a strong, kick-ass woman knowing that in current continuity she was dead was such a moving experience.”
At press time, Sheldon is reportedly in the process of editing his 3-hour video essay on why going woke has bankrupted Disney which currently only has a $219.51 billion market cap.
