Well, technically it’s a romance novella. Also technically, it’s a publicity stunt that Kentucky Fried Chicken is hoping will catch fire and spawn a summer’s worth of imitators. Because, really: if you had that kind of potential access to the zeitgeist, wouldn’t you also try to muck about it?
Full points for chutzpah gets them the Amazon link. I like seeing an audacious publicity move as much as the next man. Besides, if this takes off I could write McDonald’s-themed heroic fantasy novels all. Damned. Day.
*chuckles* This is the Internet my friend.
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One of the latest fanart trends has been Anime-trope fast-food mascots including, but not limited to: Hot&Sassy Wendy, Gentleman/Pimp Col.Sanders, Joker Ronald McDonald. All in any combination you may chose, or perhaps not chose to find them. Some things you cannot unsee.
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This trend of course is mostly encouraged by their respective IP holders.
I would totally write Conan-style heroic fantasy for McDonald’s.
Ronald as a Scottish warrior, following more or less Campbell-hero tropes, and putting together a five-team? (Grimace, Hamburgler …)
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It has a lunatic sort of potential.
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Mew
Perhaps. The red hair and fraternity with potato products indicate a possible Irish connection.
Ah, a Scots-Irish bastard… Even better!
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Mew
They saw the Smug Wendys-chan meme and decided to go that route as well.