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He was cast as a villain in the movie Black Panther, but emerged for many as a hero because of the questions he posed and his desire to “beat the oppressor at his own game.” I get that 1,000%. #6: Eric Killmonger, Marvel Comics – Killmonger makes it on my list because of his impact on the culture. The fact that he was a brother who was wrongfully incarcerated, yet returned to his community when released to be the change he wanted to see, made him symbolic of so many brothers we all know.
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#7: Luke Cage, Marvel Comics – Though I was familiar with Power Man (Luke Cage) as a youngster, and had several of his comics, it was the Netflix series that really made this character come to life for me. But her past challenges and roadblocks don’t stop her from bringing both elegance and electricity to any situation, and most often saving the day. Yet, she comes from humble beginnings, to say the least. Storm is from the motherland, and brings all the elegance of a queen. In other words, they’re literally Blackfolk! And arguably the strongest, smartest and most important mutant of all? You guessed it. And this group that’s hated on constantly, end up time after time saving the world from utter destruction. As an adult, however, I’ve come to appreciate what they represent: a perceived minority group who are despised and discriminated against by the larger society, yet heroically fight not only the “bad guys” but also the hate of small-minded people.
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#8: Storm, Marvel Comics – Full disclosure, as a youngster I was never really into the X-Men. God.ĭon’t miss out! Get top Black headlines in Houston/Texas/America in your inbox Monday-Saturday. Until my oldest son hipped me to Black Manta’s backstory. I knew he was one of Aquaman’s main nemeses and that he had one of the all-time coolest costumes of any hero or villain ever, but that was the extent of my knowledge.
So, there’s a lot of characters from the DC Universe that I never really got to know. #9: Black Manta, DC Comics – Though I was a Batman fan since the cray Adam West TV series, and liked the Justice League (Super Friends, etc.), DC Comics, to me, always played second fiddle to Marvel.
Many of today’s Black-owned comic book publishing companies shout-out Brotherman as their inspiration. But, when he made his debut in 1989 (the same year as Pubic Enemy’s “Fight the Power”), this Black hero, written, created and drawn by Blackfolk, had all the pro-Black people I knew, in the words of the Microphone Fiend Rakim, “hyper as a heart attack.” This comic book run inspired an entire generation of Black comic book enthusiasts, artists and writers. Many of y’all “ain’t never” heard of Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline. #10: Brotherman, Big City Comics – See, I gotcha already.
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