tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post114101478298850317..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Reflection on Black History MonthScipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1141278212504599452006-03-02T00:43:00.000-05:002006-03-02T00:43:00.000-05:00"Well, Scipio wasn't doing Marvel characters"D'oh!..."Well, Scipio wasn't doing Marvel characters"<BR/><BR/>D'oh! You're right; I inadvertantly reprogrammed the parameters of the test.Hale of Angelthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657027427170709519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1141228459096345722006-03-01T10:54:00.000-05:002006-03-01T10:54:00.000-05:00Hey, I just thought of one more: Bucky! From the S...<I>Hey, I just thought of one more: Bucky! From the Super Patriot as Captain America VI stories by Gruenwald.</I><BR/><BR/>Well, Scipio wasn't doing Marvel characters; else I'd of brought up Brother Voodoo, Eddie March (the first black Iron Man), Talisman, Triathlon, the Human Top, Misty Knight, and Darkoth the Death-Demon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1141219382467392432006-03-01T08:23:00.000-05:002006-03-01T08:23:00.000-05:00Which seems to me to indicate that those members w...<I>Which seems to me to indicate that those members were especially noble, awesome, heroic, tragic (insert favored adjective here) for participating.</I><BR/><BR/>Indeed. They were also the ones who didn't wear the explosive bracelets either. They tended to be the good guys on the team whereas the 'whites' like Deadshot and Captain Boomerang were the bad-guys.<BR/><BR/>Pity this didn't happen more often.<BR/><BR/><I>The thing is, what was the last great, enduring African-American character you've seen appear?</I><BR/><BR/>And what was the last great, enduring white American (or any other nationality for that matter) you've seen appear? Who doesn't just retread previous characters or names?S Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356657498264383431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1141184872297822342006-02-28T22:47:00.000-05:002006-02-28T22:47:00.000-05:00Okay, just read up on him at the Museum of Black S...Okay, just read up on him at the Museum of Black Superheroes. He was evidently illiterate and was later lynched. What a lovely role model!Hale of Angelthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657027427170709519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1141184621091054562006-02-28T22:43:00.000-05:002006-02-28T22:43:00.000-05:00Hey, I just thought of one more: Bucky! From the ...Hey, I just thought of one more: Bucky! From the Super Patriot as Captain America VI stories by Gruenwald. He later became Battlestar and I think was killed off. The last issue I have with him is #350 and it gives his first name as "Lemar." You gotta admit, that's pretty obscure.Hale of Angelthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657027427170709519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1141180139998622872006-02-28T21:28:00.000-05:002006-02-28T21:28:00.000-05:00Standin up for kirby -- The Black Racer visual was...Standin up for kirby -- <BR/>The Black Racer visual was indeed bizarre, but the idea that his "host body" was paralyzed but became the Black Racer when he was "needed" -- that seems quite Grant Morrison to me. <BR/><BR/>I also have enjoyed Morrison's Shilo Norman stories, though it is not clear to me at all how much of those issues took place in Shilo's mind ... (probably I should reread them in a month)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1141176041903995502006-02-28T20:20:00.000-05:002006-02-28T20:20:00.000-05:00Most Black folks really wouldn't want to be on suc...<I>Most Black folks really wouldn't want to be on such a team. It has no benefits. -- Devon</I><BR/><BR/>Which seems to me to indicate that those members were especially noble, awesome, heroic, tragic (insert favored adjective here) for participating.<BR/><BR/>The ethnic members weren't just the "disposable black person" popularized in movies--they had moxie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1141169243606158492006-02-28T18:27:00.000-05:002006-02-28T18:27:00.000-05:00Black Racer is no more ridiculous than a silver gu...Black Racer is no more ridiculous than a silver guy who rides a surfboard to help somebody else eat planets.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I always considered the Black Racer a bit of a jibe at the Surfer and Stan Lee..Marc Burkhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949686463975572297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1141169154547128202006-02-28T18:25:00.000-05:002006-02-28T18:25:00.000-05:00"Given that the series starred Amanda Waller, Ben ..."Given that the series starred Amanda Waller, Ben "Bronze Tiger" Turner, and Mari "Vixen" McCabe, it could be said that the Squad was the most inclusive, color-blind team ever."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Ummm, "Thing?" Can we put an emphasis on The "SUICIDE" part of SUICIDE SQUAD?!?<BR/><BR/>Most Black folks really wouldn't want to be on such a team. It has no benefits.Devon Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223057696498728357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1141159895950001172006-02-28T15:51:00.000-05:002006-02-28T15:51:00.000-05:00And what about Black Spider?And what about Black Spider?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1141157771037908922006-02-28T15:16:00.000-05:002006-02-28T15:16:00.000-05:00I wasn't disappointed that you omitted the popular...I wasn't disappointed that you omitted the popular black heroes and villains, but I was looking forward to your take on the Black Racer, from the New Gods stories. Mainly because someone who rides on skis and kills gods is pretty much rediculous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1141152591017232362006-02-28T13:49:00.000-05:002006-02-28T13:49:00.000-05:00Ehhh, you're just trying to cover for your woefull...Ehhh, you're just trying to cover for your woefully tragic lack of <I>Suicide Squad</I> knowledge. :)<BR/><BR/>Given that the series starred Amanda Waller, Ben "Bronze Tiger" Turner, and Mari "Vixen" McCabe, it could be said that the Squad was the most inclusive, color-blind team ever.<BR/><BR/>Good sir, I want to do my part to get you a proper education. I'd be more than happy to contribute to the "Submit Scipio to Some Squad Schoolin'" scholarship fund. Do you take PayPal donations from random creepy strangers on the Internets?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1141147277502343352006-02-28T12:21:00.000-05:002006-02-28T12:21:00.000-05:00I bet you could easily do it again next year with ...I bet you could easily do it again next year with no repeats.<BR/><BR/>(In addition to the 'big guns' you mentioned, you've still got Invisible Kid II, Kid Quantum I, Onyx, Orpheus, Bronze Tiger, J.J. Thunder, Josiah Power, Skyrocket, Peek-a-Boo,Thunder, Shilo Norman, Black Racer, The Manhattan Guardian, and Xero, just off the top of my head. Of course, one of these guys might be today's pick unless it's Ebony White or whoever that kid was...)Jeff R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00893541435938915895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1141145727667164962006-02-28T11:55:00.000-05:002006-02-28T11:55:00.000-05:00I agree, but I disagree that we're making progress...I agree, but I disagree that we're making progress. It's taken 80 years to get a (couple) months worth of characters. Most are still throwaways, or just retreads of previous characters or names (Dr. Midnite II, Marvel's Captain Marvel (although she did become a really cool character before they . . . screwed up her powers)).<BR/><BR/>The thing is, what was the last great, enduring African-American character you've seen appear? I think Grant Morrison has made greater strides in one year (with Mr. Miracle and the Manhatten Guardian--both Kirby Kreations) then had been made in the five years before that.<BR/><BR/>Gravedigger, though. I gotta go dig (groan!) some of those up.gorjushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184937227327518682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-1141144761480167492006-02-28T11:39:00.000-05:002006-02-28T11:39:00.000-05:00In dealing with any representations of black folk ...In dealing with any representations of black folk in the media you can say we've come a long way but there is still a long way to go. I always disliked BHM while I was in school (Yeahh, PG County Public School!) because the same ol' same ol' gets dragged out - MLK, Benjamin Banneker, Harriet Tubman. Good job on not focusing on the same ol' same ol'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com