The Marvel Universe: Origin Stories: A cancelled satire finally sees the light of day

Bruce Wagner’s entertaining new novel was turned down by a publisher for allegedly ‘problematic’ content, but is now available for free

Bruce Wagner: there is a warmth to his portrayals, even when describing the most venal and lowdown behaviour

SATIRE

The Marvel Universe: Origin Stories

By Bruce Wagner

Available free at brucewagner.la

While some accounts of “cancel culture” may be overblown, others are very much not. Take the recent case of Bruce Wagner, writer of the acclaimed novel Dead Stars and the screenplay for David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars. He looked set to embark on a promising new contract with a publisher who claimed to be a big fan of his.

Wagner wrote ...