Profanity
Profanity, is an offensive word also known as swearing. Profanity is not allowed in regular issues of Marvel Comics. The writers however got around this by inserting random %&$#?@! symbols. This is known as "grawlix", or "profanitype". MAX Comics was the only exception as it was specifically printed for adult readers.
- Deadpool would regular swear in his casual conversations.[1]
- Nextwave Vol 1 used skull and crossbones symbols which is now used common place throughout the Marvel Universe. The is due to the "Captain ☠☠☠☠", who liked to swear regularly,[2] until Captain America washed his mouth out with soap.[3]
- Pretty much the current record-holder for duration; Wolverine: "Diplomatic #%@*&%!!@#$@%#%$##@@#$$%$#@#$$#%$#@#$%#%@$#$@$&&&%&@&$#%$##%&&&@&!! immunity?"[4]
- Ultimate Spider-Man has the time a "Freaky Friday" Flip between Spider-Man and Wolverine turns out to be the result of Jean Grey putting Wolverine's mind "where it least wanted to be".[5] After they are returned to normal Spidey told them; "You know why people hate you? It's not because you're mutants!! It's because you're all a bunch of @#$@#$ $@$%@ ##@$!! That's why!! You $^$%^ $%^$ $^$%^ $%#^% #$ $% ^#$%^ $%%^!!! AAAGGHHH!"[6]
- Colossus: Why am I an #$@#$@? I was just standing here.[6]
- Spider-Gwen is very prone to profanity.[7]
- While Alias Vol 1 was part of MAX Comics, The Pulse Vol 1 was not, and writer Brian Michael Bendis had to tone down the at-times foul-mouthed Jessica Jones's dialogue accordingly.[8]
- Another way round it is by using alien words in place of the profanity:
- Kree tend to say "Das't" a lot.[9]
- In Marvel 2099, "shock" is the general all-purpose swear word.[10]
- Mojoverse natives Longshot and Shatterstar use the word "fekt".[11]
- Rocket Raccoon tells a pair of Earth raccoons to "put on some krutacking pants".[12]
- ↑ X-Force #2
- ↑ Nextwave #1
- ↑ Nextwave #9
- ↑ Astonishing X-Men Vol 3 #6
- ↑ Ultimate Spider-Man #66
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ultimate Spider-Man #67
- ↑ Edge of Spider-Verse #2
- ↑ The Pulse Vol 1
- ↑ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 #3
- ↑ Spider-Man 2099 #1
- ↑ New Mutants #100
- ↑ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 #13
[top] [Edit Profanity]
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA
unless otherwise noted.
_(Earth-2149)_from_Marvel_Zombies_Vs_Army_of_Darkness_Vol_1_3_0001.jpg){kind=link}