At New York Comic-Con this weekend (via Polygon), Marvel was hyping a new branded comic partnership: With Northrop Grumman, one of the world’s biggest defense contractors.
The activation with Northrop Grumman at New York Comic Con was meant to focus on aerospace technology and exploration in a positive way.
Marvel and Northrop Grumman continue to be committed to elevating, and introducing, STEM to a broad audience.
Marvel executive and creator Joe Quesada later told a panel at NYCC “I think there were some messaging issues.