I am stunned. I purposefully avoid reading any negative stuff about how some folk feel about black people in comics, TV, etc. All of what you're saying is just lunacy. Why be upset about T'Challa and Storm's relationship? And while I haven't loved all of Hudlin's run on the Panther series, I loved that he was finally portrayed as a powerful and relevant monarch in his own right. His incredible ability to plan three steps ahead of anyone is some great stuff.
----- Original Message ----- From: "B. Smith" <daikaij...@yahoo.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 8:38:23 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Brother Voodoo gets his Doctorate Trust me you wouldn't have to dig very deep to find examples of hate towards the characters and/or the creators that write them. An easy example is the furor caused by Storm and Black Panther temporarily subbing for Reed and Sue. The whole Black Panther and Storm relationship. The one misdrawn panel of McDuffie's run on FF that caused white fandom to lose their minds because Black Panther temporarily grappled with the Silver Surfer. In their minds SS looked to distressed. It was canon that T'Challa had Galactus protocols but fanboys lost their minds when he actually used them. The modifications that T'Challa made to Dr. Doom's power cosmic siphoning device enabled him to take out Surfer during a battle but this was unacceptable. I could go on and on. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote: > > Tell me about this objection to Panther and Cage? Given that both were > already black characters, what was the problem? They don't like T'Challa > finally being portrayed as a genius up there with Stark and Pym, a fighter on > the level of Captain America, a monarch to stand with Namor, Black Bolt, and > Doom, and a cunning strategist who could give Batman a run for his > money?What's wrong with that? And what, they didn't like Cage marrying a > white woman? > > I say the heck with them. I still remember the days when just about every > "black" character in comics strangely had to wear full body costumes to cover > their faces (Panther, Spawn), were somehow impaired so that they weren't used > much (Black Racer), or were deformed or changed in such a way that their > blackness was all but erased or hidden (Deathlok). There were years of this > foolishness were black characters were introduced but relegated to the > sidelines or rendered toothless, so why deny such characters their due now? > > And they keep saying that we're "post-racial" in the age of Obama.... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B. Smith" <daikaij...@...> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 12:54:37 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Brother Voodoo gets his Doctorate > > > > > > > > > Apparently they are a vocal part of comic fandom. After seeing the hate that > Marvel got for daring to make Black Panther and Luke Cage actually matter I > imagine that this will get the same reaction. > > The vitriol on the "internets" that is heaped on black characters and comic > creators was one of the things that saddened me about comic fandom. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker013@> wrote: > > > > B, the minute they come forth, we'll know where at least a few of the small > > minds are. > > > > > > > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > > Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Brother Voodoo gets his Doctorate > > > Date : Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:18:57 -0000 > > > From : "B. Smith" <daikaiju66@> > > > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > > > I can't wait to hear the fan backlash at this development. > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , "Martin Baxter" wrote: > > > > > > Brother rave, you keep throwing these yummy cookies out in front of me... > > > > > > And, odd thing -- I was wondering just last week who the Sorceror Supreme > > > was, knowing that Strange was out of the position. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > > > > Subject : [scifinoir2] Brother Voodoo gets his Doctorate > > > > > Date : Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:46:01 -0000 > > > > > From : "ravenadal" > > > > > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > http://blackgeekdom.com/blog/2009/06/19/bendis-on-marvels-new-sorcerer-supreme-brother-voodoo/ > > > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_Voodoo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds > > >
