SINGAPORE – Those entering any of the nine Joint Testing & Vaccination Centres across Singapore might have come across free copies of a new comic book featuring the Avengers.
Titled Everyday Heroes, it has been available since September, when 36,000 copies were sent to these centres that provide Covid-19 vaccination services.
In the story, the Marvel Comics superheroes fight the supervillain Ultron while humans battle a pandemic. In the midst of battle, the Avengers make a connection with a family protecting themselves with vaccinations.
It was first released in the United States as a collaboration between Marvel and the biopharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech.
The comic can also be read online at www.everydayheroestakeaction.sg. The content is intended for those aged 18 and older.
From Friday, free copies will be available to pick up at most public libraries. One hundred copies in Chinese will be available at the National Library Board’s Time Of Your Life Celebration held at The Plaza, National Library Building, on Saturday. Two hundred copies will be made available at Singapore Comic Con, which takes place on Dec 9 and 10 at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre.
The story is written by freelance comic book writer Paul Allor, 45. The American’s past credits include the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and G.I. Joe comics series.
In an e-mail interview with The Straits Times, Allor said that “Covid-19 is one of the biggest threats of our time”.
“I was excited to play some small role in encouraging people to stay up to date with their Covid-19 vaccinations. Wrapping that into a fun story about the Avengers and Ultron was such an important opportunity,” he added.
