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Revision as of 18:29, 19 March 2006 by CmdrObot (talk | contribs) (Compact Amazon URL; sp: an stunned→a stunned)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Al-Tariq is fictional terrorist villain in Marvel Comics. The character was nominated for the Wizard Fan Award for Favorite Villain in 2003, and for the Comics' Greatest Moment - 2002 Award for when "Captain America kills Al-Tariq" in Captain America #3.
Controversy
Al-Tariq was a terrorist villain in a controversial "New Deal" story arc that attempted to redescribe Captain America in relation to the post-9/11 world. This story arc has been criticized for both jingoism and apologism, along with further flaming for having one-dimension villains. Michael Medved penned a reaction piece for the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies which can be found in the National Review online here. In the piece Medved criticizes the characterization of Captain America as a stunned apologist when confronted by Al-Tariq. Other reactions can be found on Amazon or here
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