While comic book characters are no strangers to names based on or inspired by famous real-world characters, the name of an X-Men villain has unexpectedly earned an R-rating. The X-Men’s Gia Whitechapel, introduced in 2021, shares the same name as an adult actress in real life — a fact the character’s screenwriters acknowledged in a talk. recently.
Comics are filled with some of the most unique names in fiction, as Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and other Marvel legends often give characters ridiculous names outside of their superhero nicknames. From Jack Russell in human form in Night Werewolf to Black Boltagon, the real name of the Inhumans, most heroes and villains, especially in the early days of the Silver Age, had an animal name. tasteful and stupid. In modern comics, however, X-Men writer Tiny Howard admits that when naming a new villain, she inadvertently rated it R because that’s the adult actor’s real name. .
Gia Whitechapel first appeared on X’s Sword Crossover, because she’s Plaguewhisper’s gun-wielding Sheriff in the Outer Pocket Dimension. With a smart design and a heady personality, this character has made a strong impression in many appearances in the X-Men crossover. However, during Monday’s X-Men Talk, writer Tiny Howard admitted in a chat with AIPT Comics that after naming Gia Whitechapelle, she was told it had nothing to do with it. adulthood in real life. Actors with the same name.
This X-Men character is very different from his real life character
During a conversation with AIPT Comics, Tiny Howard revealed that Marvel editor Jordan D. White had to explain to her that Gia Whitechapel is really like a real-world adult performer. Howard said she “didn’t know” that the new X-Men villain from another world shared the same name as an R-rated adult actress.
During that call, Jordan had to explain to me that I had a really cool name for a recent character, and of course it’s an adult actor’s name. I have no idea! Just two great names put together! I guess it’s the ideology.
Coincidentally, a unique name like Gia Whitechapel is not exclusive to the X-Men books where the character first appeared, as real-life adult actors already have names before her. Thankfully, while Gia Whitechapel’s characters are well known in X-Men lore, they only make a few appearances and don’t become significant heroes in the MCU. If not, they’ll have to come up with a new name for the character, as X-Men villain Gia Whitechapelle has always been associated with adult actresses, which isn’t good for business.
Source: AIPT