In a Reuters release today it was revealed that Marvel has decided to back-track on its proposed X-Statix storyline involving the deceased Princess Of Wales. Here is the item in full:
A U.S. comic book publisher has decided to let Princess Diana rest in peace, dropping plans to reincarnate her as a mutant comic superhero this autumn, the company says.
Marvel Enterprises said in a statement on Thursday that "upon reflection" it will remove Diana and all references to the royal family in its upcoming X-Statix monthly comics.
The about-face follows a recent announcement by Marvel Comics that it planned to introduce Diana as one of a team of super-powered mutants in a five-series storyline called "Di Another Day."
Company spokespeople were not immediately available to elaborate on the decision.
Diana was to have been a character in a satirical look at fame and pop culture, Marvel said earlier this week.
Buckingham Palace called the idea "utterly appalling" and a "cheap attempt to cash in on Diana's fame and the tragic circumstances surrounding her death".
