Blacksmythe

I got this from my co-teacher in my Black Power Fantasies class. Here, Jerry Craft interviews a group of seventies superheroes, including Goliath, who was recently killed by a Thor clone created by Iron Man, Henry Pym, and Mr. Fantastic of Fantastic Four fame.

I don’t think that he gets it totally right. I don’t believe for example that there was a conspiracy to deprive black boys of black superheroes as much as there was a conspiracy to maintain the status quo, in part to keep profit margins high. And I also don’t think that black boys are as influenced by this narrative as he thinks. We took the heroes we had, and used our imaginations to fill in what comic book creators either would not or could not.

Anyway take a look and see what you think.

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