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more about #markwaid justsomereportingguy: I have to disagree with this. I recently acquired the first 500 issues of "Amazing Spider Man" starting with the '62(?) issue of "Amazing Fantasy". ... more » Wookie1972: I've been thinking some more about this, and I'm surprised that only DocSeuss has mentioned the word "token." Part of the problem is that most of the ... more » MartinMatchu: Just a quick observation. It seems to me to be more of a writer issue rather than a fan-based issue. I find whenever they introduce a "non-white" char... more » Klebert L. Hall: "How important is race in comics?" Not too important, they're freakin' comics ... That's kind of like the Earth-shattering cultural influence of c... more » RBeetlea: Non-white protagonists selling poorly? I think I can understand why Naruto is so popular... more » Wookie1972: I would got as far as saying (I'm sorry) that American comic fans have a woeful ignorance of comics outside their own continent. I was on another foru... more » David Alvaro: There are a lot of just completely false ideas circulating in this thread. I'm not going to get into the whole "we are all one race" or "why do we ha... more » Thrumm: As an African American comic reader I have always found it disheartening that when ever a book with a non white lead hits the market it is usually on... more » ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: Firstly, I love that the picture used is from Lois Lane: I am Curious (Black). What a bizarre storyline that was. Secondly, I have a blog about Blac... more » bookwench: Oddly enough, one more thing to admire Neil Gaiman for: a lot of his characters were non-American, and some of them were significantly non-white. He d... more » Xsuit: I always thought it was more of just the tone of some of the comics with non WALs (White American Leads). I mean until fairly recently a lot of the co... more » spoogy: Side note: It's interesting that you mention both the Marvel-Disney deal and Boom! Studios. Boom! is one of the companies that stands to be most-scre... more » Cory Gross: One of my favorite comics growing up was Green Lantern: Mosaic... An introspective Sci-Fi narrative starring an African American leading an ethnically... more » kasviel: Disney, reduce racism? Change? Ha! Before you know it, even Nightcrawler will have white skin or suffer slurs. Kidding, obviously, but Disney was, an... more » TheZug: Depictions of minorities and women in comics are usually hamfisted because the writers are most often white men. So they're not appealing to minoritie... more » Demonbird: Race is the most minor non-issue in comics. Hell, just a couple years ago DC killed plenty of white superheroes and replaced them with minority count... more » Matt Anderson: If this weren't true, there'd be an ongoing Luke Cage series. more » Atresica: I don't buy the 'people want to read about themselves'. Otherwise, what's a Dutch girl doing reading American Superhero comics? Should I get worried t... more » David Alvaro: I think running with the idea that white people will only want to read about white characters is lame and untrue. Take the X-Men as an example. Five... more » SnehalElpis: I am going have to call BS on this one. The more I think about it, the more it seems the marriage between Marvel and Disney seems like a match made in... more » -
#racismincomics
Are American Comics Institutionally Racist?
How important is race in comics? We're not even talking about skin color here, but American vs. Non-American. According to one comics editor, the answer is "very" - even if comics fans would rather it wasn't the case. More » -
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The Unknown #1 Complete Preview, Pt. 1
In case you haven't been reading The Unknown, Boom! Studios have given us the complete first issue to let you know what you've been missing. Enjoy! More » -
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Mark Waid Talks The Unknown, Post-Death Experiences And Science
Mark Waid's wonderful comic The Unknown shows what happens when the world's greatest detective turns her attention to what happens after we die. We talk to Waid about the series, and have the complete first issue for you to read.
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#theunknownreview
Take An Unsteady First Step Into The Unknown
What better final case for the world's greatest detective than one that involves science trying to crack metaphysical urban myths? The Unknown's first issue introduces a series that looks set to out-Fringe Fringe. Spoilers! More » -
#markwaid
io9 Discovers Mark Waid's Awesome Arsenal Of Scifi Gadgets
Mark Waid is best known for creating the Kingdom Come graphic novel with Alex Ross, but his more recent run on Brave and the Bold has been of the best comics from DC lately. He's one of the quickest people to label himself a comic book nut, and his house is full of memorabilia. He ran down to his local comic book shop to pick up the JLA Trophy Room Kryptonite set, only to find the release date was pushed back. How will he repel Superman now? We caught up with Mark at the Y: The Last Man party in Los Angeles, where he revealed to us his deepest and darkest shame as a science fiction fan. More » -
