Comic book writer who invented Thanos debuts new supervillain, 'Plunddo Tram,' inspired by Trump
Darth Vader, Cruella de Vil, the Joker, and Hans Gruber are going to have to make some room — there's a new bad guy in town. Comic book writer Jim Starlin, who created the Avengers villain Thanos, has debuted a new supervillain named King Plunddo Tram, inspired by the president of the United States, The Hollywood Reporter reports.
Plunddo Tram (an anagram for "Donald Trump") has a recognizable sweep of blonde hair over his crown, and wears a royal purple suit with spikes on the shoulders. The character will appear in Starlin's Dreadstar Returns, a crowdfunded graphic novel that has raised over $136,000.
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Trump, however, might take it as a compliment: his campaign previously tweeted a video showing Trump's face superimposed over Thanos', a supervillain best known for wiping out half of all life in the universe with a snap of his fingers.
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