it was from the era when every attempt was made to downplay comic book origins and any superhero had to wear black leather instead of a colorful costume.
I’m getting totally numb to any subject that focuses on race these days.
no mas.
I never watched the Blade movies (or the Punisher movie or Captain America or Fantastic Four, which was made cheaply and never intended for actual release, it was to extend the producers’ ownership of the license for the characters) but Screen Junkies just did a combined Honest Trailer for the trilogy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI5RYgvPHLU
So...except for a dozen others the first one was black.
Well, there was the Damon Wayans character “Handi Man” - he was a super hero....
Blade was just a good, fun movie. None of the attached political bullshit.
And I believe in a daywalking vampire more than I’d believe in a high-functioning African nation.
Because this is the natural progression of the Avengers according to the comics, that's why. As the old guard (Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, etc) fade away, the next generation takes over ... Ant Man, Wasp, Black Panther, Spider Man, etc.
Do any of these news media types do any research anymore? Ever?
Neither do or did I.
Sam Spade was a black man!
Played by Bogart, etc. I think....got an article somewhere...
Raio, maybe TV too........???
Marvel started in 1939 as Timely Publications.
The Marvel branding began 1961. The first superheroes under that name were The Fantastic Four.
That’s because back then SH movies were largely cheap disposable affairs. Now they are THE pole of the tent holding Hollywood up. It actually does matter, mostly in bad ways, that it took them this damn long to featuring one of the black heroes, and won’t get around to one of the women until later this year.
Wait a minute.....wasn’t BICYCLE REPAIR MAN black???
Let’s take a look:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U01xasUtlvw
Nope, sorry my bad.
I’m 70, and had never heard of “Blade” until the Wesley Snipes movies came out. My youngest son has been a Marvel fan from the time he was a kid. He’s the one who has introduced me to all these characters. I liked the Blade films. Snipes was awesome in them.