tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18827721.post114439627947636477..comments2023-09-29T05:33:35.867-04:00Comments on Superheroes, etc.: I miss comic booksMick Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06320185841491084888noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18827721.post-1144637704457402822006-04-09T22:55:00.000-04:002006-04-09T22:55:00.000-04:00Hey, Sol.Just wanted to say, I never claimed Guard...Hey, Sol.<BR/><BR/>Just wanted to say, I never claimed Guardian wouldn't be noble, but that it was another example of a black super-hero who got paid for what he did like Luke Cage, Josiah Power, and Skyrocket. And that the relatively small number of black super-heroes, vs. the number who did what they did for money, was a little troubling in that it seemed like black heroes were being portrayed as a whole as being less altruistic than white heroes. In his first movie, Blade beat up a cop, stole his watch, and complained that it was a fake. I mean, damn.<BR/><BR/>And really that one time I singled out Guardian was because <I>Seven Soldiers: Guardian #1</I> issue came out the same time I was first thinking about that stuff, so it was more of a coincidence than anything.<BR/><BR/>And, while I only read the first two issues of that mini (though I hope to read the rest once I pick up the trade), I always got the impression that eventually he would find out something nasty about the guy he was working for, quit, and became a super-hero all on his own.Mick Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320185841491084888noreply@blogger.com