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LOOK: In new Marvel comic, Pinay, Chinese superheroes get into ‘territorial’ dispute

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<p>Marvel Comics on Friday released a <a href="https://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/2019/05/03/marvel-preview-the-war-of-the-realms-new-agents-of-atlas-1/">sneak peek</a> of its upcoming comic featuring the introduction of Wave, an all-new original female superhero from the Philippines.</p><p>The opening panel of the first issue of &quot;The War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas&quot; sees Wave investigating an anomaly out in the ocean using her powers over water. &quot;There&#x27;s something wrong,&quot; she says. </p><p>She hurries towards the source of the disturbance, which is about &quot;5,000 miles&quot; outside Philippine waters, it was pointed out. She is confronted there by Aero, a Chinese superhero who controls air. </p><p>&quot;Wave, your territory&#x27;s the Philippine Sea. What are you doing here?&quot; Aero says.</p><p>&quot;Who are you to ask, Aero? These aren&#x27;t Chinese waters. What are you . . ,&quot; Wave snaps back before they are interrupted by a jolt in the waters.</p><p>The brief, 2-panel exchange appears to <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/25/19/duterte-raises-ph-concerns-over-south-china-sea-incursions-with-chinas-xi">echo real-world events</a> involving the two countries, which are currently embroiled in a territorial dispute.</p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/05/03/20190503-marvel-comic-1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/05/03/20190503-marvel-comic-2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/05/03/20190503-marvel-comic-3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/05/03/20190503-marvel-comic-4.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Marvel Comics/Adventures in Poor Taste!</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Marvel Comics/Adventures in Poor Taste!</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Marvel Comics/Adventures in Poor Taste!</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Marvel Comics/Adventures in Poor Taste!</cite></div></div></div></div><p>&quot;The War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas&quot; Issue No. 1 is set to be released Wednesday. Limited copies will come with a unique cover featuring a different art of Wave, one based on <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/04/04/19/this-new-official-art-for-marvel-pinay-superhero-wave-is-based-on-nadine-lustre">Nadine Lustre</a>.</p><p>&quot;The War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas&quot; No. 1 is written by Greg Pak, who co-designed Wave with Filipino artist Leinil Francis Yu. </p>

<p>Marvel Comics on Friday released a sneak peek of its upcoming comic featuring the introduction of Wave, an all-new original female superhero from the Philippines. </p>

Marvel Comics on Friday released a sneak peek of its upcoming comic featuring the introduction of Wave, an all-new original female superhero from the Philippines.