Justin, let us never speak of that abomination again. I don't throw comic books across the room often. That was a notable exception.
Justin Mohareb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Black Kryptonians were from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vathlo_Island Vathlo Island, "Home of a highly developed black race". "Vathlo Island is populated by a "highly developed black race" of Kryptonians, and "retained its independence throughout history and did not join the planetary federation, though good relations were maintained". Black Kryptonians were first shown in Superman #234, with the island itself shown on a map in #239. Vathlo was rarely if ever referenced beyond these few issues, although a black Kryptonian named "Iph-Ro of Vathlo" appeared in the more recent Superman: The Man of Steel # 111. An offhand reference to the island was made in Alan Moore's story For the Man Who Has Everything, where "racial trouble with the Vathlo Island immigrants," are mentioned in a dream world Krypton that had avoided destruction." It seems to be a case of writers giving black characters space, as you mentioned in your last post. So that leads to the problem of whether segregation is a good way to present fictional characters of colour. I still wanna say that it's better than the abomination that was the Freedom Force story Nicieza wrote during the first Gufl War. JJ Mohareb On 3/13/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > i've forgotten the Black Kryptonian thing: what's the deal with that? > > -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without A Country" --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
