ARE YOU ^$#&*@ KIDDING ME?!
Remember back in September when I mentioned Spider-Man meeting Stephen Colbert as the lamest cross-over ever? Apparently Marvel took that as a challenge:
Yep, it's The Punisher meets Eminem! I'm sorry, did I say "meets"? I mean fights.
C'mon... A well-armed, military-trained psychopathic vigilante versus a rapper? The only way this could possibly work is if it's played for laughs, like Archie Meets The Punisher, but, given the preview they gave and Eminem's lack of ability to laugh at himself, I doubt that'd happen.
Let's check out the press release together, shall we?
This all new story written by Fred Van Lente (Amazing Spider-Man) with art by Salvador Larroca (Invincible Iron Man) takes place in Detroit after Eminem performs on stage and gets involved in a conflict with The Punisher and his old foe Barracuda. The first half of the story will be featured as a bonus eight page special edition comic printed in the June issue of XXL magazine, with the eight page conclusion available exclusively on Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited (www.marvel.com/eminem) for free starting May 5th.
“When we learned that Eminem is a fan and collector of Marvel comics, we could only imagine what would happen if The Punisher and Slim Shady met up in the Marvel Universe,” said Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada. “This was a unique partnership and the team had a blast working with Eminem and incorporating the rapper into the Marvel fold.”
For fans of the Punisher, Eminem and those wanting to own a part of the action, visit your local newsstand to purchase the magazine on May 5, 2009 and then be sure to visit www.marvel.com/eminem to experience the second part of the story.
Yep, you can go check out this crap right now. On the plus side, I doubt it can be much worse than Wolverine.
UPDATE: Yeah, no, it wasn't worse than Wolverine, but it certainly tried. But, hey, it's free, so you get what you pay for, I suppose.