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Man Who Runs DC Comics Originally Told He Wasn’t Good Enough To Draw For DC Comics
Jim Lee is not only a superstar artist, but one of the two men in charge of DC Comics, making editorial and aesthetic decisions to help steer some of the oldest, most beloved superheroes in the world into the future. But 30 years ago, the House of Superman told him that his linework wasn’t up…
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Why Wouldn’t An Immortal Black Superhero Have Just Ended Slavery?
So, if a dark-skinned alien with Kryptonian-on-Earth levels of power landed in the Deep South in 1839 and found himself a slave, he’d just break the chains binding him and others, right? Not necessarily.
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The Superman Crossover That Perfectly Explained White Privilege Decades Ago
An alien ship lands on Earth. Its occupant gets raised as human, hiding special abilities for fear of reprisal. But when the superpowered extraterrestrial becomes an adult, Truth, Justice and the American Way mean something very different. Because this strange visitor from another planet is black.
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The Kingpin’s Return To Power In Marvel Comics Has Been Really Weird
Wilson Fisk has been laying low for a while, weakened by a decisive victory for Daredevil that seemingly ended their decades-long blood feud. But the Kingpin of Crime is creeping back into power in a most unusual way.