Hudlin Entertainment Forum

I bought most of 'em when they were out.

Not very good. At all.

"You never saw her reading a Terry McMillan novel, or listening to Marvin Gaye, or cornrowing her hair - NOTHING!"

Well, I do think that it's not unreasonable that *some* black characters might not do any of those things or anything else that might be generally viewed as "black." I work with an African-American lady who listens to country music, votes Republican and certainly doesn't read Terry McMillan. That's just how she is, you know? If she were a fictional character, would she be lambasted for not being "black enough?" I would hope not. Now, I do like the changes that have been made to Storm -- because Claremont women tend to be ueber-babes with the same personality over and over again.

I'm not arguing with the basic truths of your point (that black characters tend to be downgraded to 'black' books and storylines) but I don't necessarily think that the fact that Storm didn't do what you view as traditionally black things makes her a poorly written character. Maybe that's just the way that girl *is* you know?

And yes, I am a white male who enjoys Black Panther -- so perhaps my views are skewed in that direction, though certainly not intentionally. I think it's great that the BP series is reaching out to readers beyond the same WASP group that they've catered to for years. And I appreciate that Reggie is able to do that while simultaneously pleasing someone like myself who does fit into that catered-to audience.

A war between the U.S. and Wakanda could be interesting -- but the Americans obviously didn't study history 'cause nobody successfully invades Wakanda!

I really dislike Bendis' writing style and the way he alters characters to fit the story as opposed to the other way around. Personally, I quake in fear at what he'd do to Brother Voodoo.... But to each their own. I enjoy Reggie's work more than Bendis'.

I do miss the old Dora Milaje from the Priest series, I have to admit. But I think -- if presented the way they used to be -- they'd kick the butt of the Black Widow.

Well, as a white reader (and recent convert to the series), the reason I'd avoided it until recently was because I'd heard about the series ignoring or invalidating continuity, the reggie didn't care about respecting the past, etc. After I finally tried the book, I really, really liked it -- but that's why *I* used to avoid the series. It certainly wasn't because the title character and most of his cast were black. Now, I'm certain that -- sadly -- there *are* some white readers who might do that, but I would think it's not the majority. I hope not, anyway!