--- description: A variant cover of one of Marvel's comic books will feature Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau in a maple-leaf boxing outfit. title: Justin Trudeau Is Marvel's Next Hero On a Comic Book Cover image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Is the Newest Hero to Grace a Marvel Comic Book Cover  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 28, 2016 10:26 PM CUT  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 28, 2016 10:26 PM CUT In news that should surprise no one, Canadian politician and internationally recognized hottie [Justin Trudeau](http://time.com/4253927/justin-trudeau-canada-prime-minister-white-house-visit/ "undefined") is the newest hero to appear on a Marvel comic book cover. The [Canadian Prime Minister](http://time.com/4364344/justin-trudeau-marijuana-weed-legal/ "undefined") will appear as himself in comic book character form on the cover of issue 5 of [Marvel’s “Civil War II: Choosing Sides,”](http://time.com/3545717/marvel-universe-upcoming-movies/ "undefined") which will hit stores on Aug. 31, according to [_The Canadian Press_](http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2016/06/28/justin-trudeau-joins-canadian-superheroes-as-marvel-comics-cover-star-2/#.V3Q76JMrJTb "undefined"). Trudeau is depicted as a fighter in a boxing ring, clad in a uniform emblazoned with a Maple Leaf and flanked by the [Canadian superhero squad, Alpha Flight](http://time.com/4366429/best-superhero-worst-marvel-dc-superman/ "undefined"). American superhero Ironman also joins Trudeau for the cover. The image was created by acclaimed Toronto-based cartoonist Ramon Perez, whose main objective for the cover was to keep it from being “stuffy,” hence why Trudeau appears in boxing gear and not a suit. Artist and writer Chip Zdarsky knew that he wanted to work Trudeau into the story about the Alpha Flight after he was commissioned on the project. However, one of the challenges of writing it was reconciling his real-life appearance in the comic with the narrative of the story. “It’s a little tricky just because once you start to put words in the prime minister’s mouth, we acknowledge that this is basically Trudeau fan fiction,” Zdarsky said. > [](https://twitter.com/QuebecCityRR/status/747871280926330883) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4386281/justin-trudeau-marvel-comic-book/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4386281/justin-trudeau-marvel-comic-book/"},"headline":"Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Is the Newest Hero to Grace a Marvel Comic Book Cover","datePublished":"2016-06-28T22:26:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:33:53.351Z","description":"Eat your heart out","url":"https://time.com/4386281/justin-trudeau-marvel-comic-book/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","viral","Marvel","Justin Trudeau"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4386281/justin-trudeau-marvel-comic-book/","name":"Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Is the Newest Hero to Grace a Marvel Comic Book Cover"}}]}] ```