Black Nick Fury: A Bridge Too Far?
While discussing Thor in Episode 14, Vernon and Kamau expressed some concern over the casting of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury in the recent crop of Marvel films. In Mr. Jackson’s defense (because I’m scared of him) it should be noted that those films draw more from the “Ultimate” line of Marvel books, a … Read more
The Black Panther: The Animated Series
Also mentioned in Episode 14 was the Black Panther series that was recently produced for BET. The episodes are available on Netfilx streaming and while I haven’t seen it all yet, what I did see is actually decent. The animation is a little rough since the show’s budget probably wasn’t astronomical, but it does have a sense of style to … Read more
Yes, (An Alternate Reality) Spider-Man is (Half) Black: Deal With It
Posted by FNGTAC on August 6, 2011 · 2 Comments
If you’re a fan of this podcast or even know someone who is, chances are you’ve already heard the news that, after having recently been killed in the line of duty, Peter Parker has been replaced as Spider-Man by Miles Morales, a half-black, half-Hispanic teen. If you live on the planet Earth, it probably comes … Read more
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