Subscribe to marvel unlimited to access thousands of digital comics for one low price. A 4yearold boy in salem who decided he did not want to wear his blue hearing aid to school anymore received some new inspiration after marvel comics designed a superhero after him. While blue ear wont be in any upcoming marvel comics because hes too busy paroling the city and listening for cries of help, he has been seen. I was determined to make this comic happen, so i asked marvel custom. She teams with iron man and blue ear in sound effects, a new comic by marvel custom solutions and the childrens hearing institute of new york that addresses cochlear.
I grew up reading marvel comics and have read other books on the companys history. Dc was an event which allowed comic book fans to vote on the outcomes of fights between heroes from both worlds. Marvel went to work and created an official comic book centered around blue ear, a superhero who uses his special listening device to help. She emailed marvel comics to see if there were any superheroes who might be able to help. Need help getting ahold of the blue ear comic for a hearing impaired 7yo. Marvel awesomely invents blue ear a superhero for hearingimpaired boy.
The blue ear triumphantly returns to marvel comics the beat. Heres a clip from a segment of the morning show where we hear an interview with bill rosemann, an editor from marvel comics. After finishing howes version, however, im happy to report that his investigative journalism into marvel s past is quite impressive, and. Blue ear superhero created by marvel for hearing impaired. Marvel creates hearingdisabled superhero with childrens. Marvel comics creates superhero blue ear, who uses hearing aid.
It features blue ear, a character created in honor of. Blue ear was created by marvel assistant editor nelson ribeiro and production artist. Marvel is teaming up with the childrens hearing institute in new york to create a brand new superhero that inspires and educates hearingimpaired children. Fiveyearold anthony smith is deaf in one ear and partially deaf in the other but he doesnt want to wear his blue hearing aid. A new marvel comic book is modeled after the 6yearold.
At first i was a little skeptical about the subtitle of sean howes 2012 book marvel comics. Marvel team creates deaf superhero called blue ear in. From there, the book needed a team to bring blue ear to life and marvel turned to writer marc sumerak and artist karl moline for what would become iron man. Sounds effects features the world famous marvel comics avenger, iron man as he teams up with blue ear a super hero with hearing aids and a newly.
And thats what led marvel to create a new character called the blue ear, who doesnt let his hearing. Marvel makes comic book to lift spirits of hearing. Well, now meet sapheara, a pintsized superheroine with cochlear implants. Tim jeanstaff photo anthony smith, 4, of salem, who suffers from a genetic disorder that left him with no right ear and hearing loss in his left ear, holds the cover of a superhero comic book. Earn 500 points for making a purchase at the marvel digital comics shop. Sound effects is a oneissue comic book written by marc sumerak, published by marvel comics. Im trying to figure out how to get ahold of a copy of the blue ear comic that marvel did. From there, the book needed a team to bring blue ear to life and. Smith has no hearing in his right ear and minimal hearing in his left because he has mosaic trisomy 22. Marvel comicbook creators make salem boy a superhero.
Were giving away 25 marvel blue ear comics bone anchored. Marvel comics creates superhero blue ear, who uses hearing aid, to inspire new hampshire boy. Marvel turns hearingimpaired boy into comic book superhero. Superman originally defeated hulk, but this artwork reveals a different. Explore books by marvel comics with our selection at. When asked if there is a comic book series on the horizon featuring blue ear, rosemann said, there is nothing planned right now, but with so many. Anthony and his family were invited along, as marvel unveiled a new poster which will be distributed nationally, in which we see iron man meet a young boy who is being bullier for having a hearing aid. Child refused to wear his blue hearing aid because superheroes dont wear hearing aids. Remember blue ear, the costumed character created in 2012 by marvel to convince then 4yearold anthony smith that superheroes do wear hearing aids. But anthony a devoted comic book fan told his mother three weeks. The comic book heroine sports cochlear implants and fights alongside blue ear, a fellow superhero with hearing aids.
Thats not the end of the blue ear s work with marvel. This for a hearing impaired 7yo in missouri who is a comic fanatic and has been slowly losing his hearing. Why because superheroes dont wear hearing aids, he says. He currently must wear hearing aids, and may eventually lose his. Rosemann first sent the mom a comic book cover of hawkeye, a member of the avengers who lost his hearing. Comic book news, comics, marvel, dc, top cow, image. Marvel comics creates superhero blue ear, who uses hearing. Marvel introduces hearingimpaired hero sapheara cbr. Marvel creates the blue ear to help hearingimpaired boy. Marvel team creates deaf superhero called blue ear in honor of boy.
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