âWhat we heard was that people didnât want any more diversity. They didnât want female characters out there. Thatâs what we heard, whether we believe that or not.â Marvel VP of Sales David Gabriel, Marvel Retailer Summit, March 2017 âLet’s find a place they say, somewhere far away, With no blacks, no Jews and no…
With the possible exception of the Black Panther, no other black franchise has garnered as much “it’s going to be a major movie or TV show” hype within the fan rumor mill than Static Shock. Finally the Black Panther is going to happen. As for Static Shock … kinda. In 2018 the Black Panther movie…
If you have not done so, please read last week’s article. Thanks. The opening night of the movie Blade, I was sitting in a packed Magic Johnson Theater in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles. Crenshaw is a predominantly black community, so needless to say the crowd for a black superhero movie in a black…
Wired.com’s blog recently posted this entry on the Online Museum of Black Superheroes, a Web site that compiles a fairly comprehensive list of black superheroes (as well as non-superhero characters). The museum, which you can find right here, also contains a lengthy collection of articles on black characters in comics. The articles come from a variety…
