A Marvel Black History Lesson Pt. 2 | Marvel Heroes | Comic News | News | Marvel.com I'm a fan of Marvel comics. This fact is never in doubt. Indeed, I suspect my sneaky attempt to make my childhood hobby into a plank of my professional life is ticking somebody off. Still, my love of the material does not keep me from asking questions about it. Marvel's decision to run a story detailing the history of black characters for Black History Month is no surprise. I myself have bowed to the pressure over at VOICES , the blog Africa and African-American Studies Program at Rollins. Still, in this(I assume) second and finally installment I have been struck by a particular approach to thinking about African-American characters. You know that my own research into comic book characters uses them as means to explore the American experience. Minority depictions are one point of interest. Therefore, I was very interested in this "official" history of black characters. I...
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