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Why James Rhodes is an ideal Black hero. Only chara I can think of that breaks these trends is Storm from X-Men. http://tinyurl.com/yk6jlh8 12/4/2009 |
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Great article about one of my personal favorites, poorly edited Rhodey: http://io9.com/5409701/why-james-rhodes-is-comics-ideal-black-hero 11/24/2009 |
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RT @comicart1: Why James Rhodes Is Comics' Ideal Black Hero http://bit.ly/4WGroV 11/21/2009 |
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... “Why James Rhodes Is Comics’ Ideal Black Hero”: Graeme McMillan breaks it down…and please note the “Ideal” in the headline is apparently ironic. ...
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Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment —
... Comics | Graeme McMillan lays out why James Rhodes (aka War Machine) is comics' "ideal" black superhero. [io9.com] ...
Comics A.M. - The Comics Internet in 2 Minutes
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... ] Comics | Graeme McMillan lays out why James Rhodes (aka War Machine) is comics' "ideal" black superhero. [ io9.com ] Sales charts | The top of this installment of The New York Times graphic-novels bestseller list looks the same as the previous one, with The Book of Genesis Illustrated , Logicomix and the eighth volume of Vampire Knight leading their respective categories. [ ...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 11/23/09
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§ Over at io9 Graeme McMillan has an insightful post entitled Why James Rhodes Is Comics’ Ideal Black Hero:
If there’s one rule for black superheroes, it’s that they’re never the stars of the show (Or, at least, not for very long; attempts like Black Lightning or the Milestone books are always, sadly, done in by falling sales). Yes, you could make an argument that Black Panther contradicts that, but I’d just invoke the “He’s the exception that proves the” clause and move on ...
Friday November 27th
When Fangirls Attack —
... called "women in comics", and the miscellaneous category should be a bit more self-descriptive and reserved for items that don't quite fit elsewhere. Also! Alphabetized! =) We appreciate feedback, and if you've got links to submit you can send 'em to womenincomics@gmail.com! Thanks. BATGIRL: Batgirl the comic review Batgirl Showcase Review GAY SUPERHEROES: Top Ten Gay Superheroes JAMES RHODES: Why James Rhodes Is Comics' Ideal Black Hero Two Posts of Note MISCELLANY: ...
Black Future Month ‘10: The Stereotype
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... When Graeme McMillan said that James Rhodes is comics’ ideal black hero, he wasn’t saying that Rhodey was the platonic ideal of a black hero. He was saying that, above all other black heroes, Rhodey is the one who ticks the most boxes for Stereotypical Black Dude In Comics. If you want to look at what’s wrong with black characters, Rhodey is going to be all the research you need. He hits the sidekick, angry, subordinate, insubordinate, background, replacement, social issues, and edgy boxes all at once. I mean, his entire gimmick was Angry Black Iron Man With ...
