[oxfordgamers] Re: Truth: Red, White and Black

If well written, I think this is a very fitting idea for comics.  Over the
years some comics have truly been able to reflect our culture and tackle
controversial issues to good effect.  When done well you can even go so far
as to say they help teach their readers to think critically about the comic
book story's real life counterparts.

Green Arrow and Green Lantern tackled some tough issues based on real life
events, such as Green Lantern coming to grips with the idea that there are
plenty of "villains" who stay within the law and use it to oppress the poor.
When Green Arrow's partner Speedy turned out to be addicted to heroin it
caused a huge stir with the public who thought that it was wrong to cover
drug abuse in a "kid's" book, much less have a hero be the one hooked on
drugs.  The X-Men have been living off the civil rights movement since their
first issue.  The revamp of Magneto where they revealed his origins as an
Auschwitz survivor was delving into dark places of our real world that few
comics had ever touched before.  Then there are other pieces like the
Watchmen and the Dark Knight Returns that take aim square at our senses of
right and wrong and our faith in the establishment.

I think this story has a lot of potential and will be curious to see how it
pans out.  


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> From:         Mike Chambers
> Reply To:     oxfordgamers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent:         Tuesday, November 19, 2002 9:47 PM
> To:   oxfordgamers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:      [oxfordgamers] Truth: Red, White and Black
> 
> CAN YOU HANDLE THE TRUTH?
> 
> The Secret Origin Of Captain America... Revealed Next
> Week! 
> 
> --------------------------
> 
> If you haven't heard about this one, it's Marvel's new
> take on the origin of Capt America. Wherein, we learn
> that development of the substance responsible for
> Cap's powers was done on blacks in the military. 
> 
> When Marvel published the 9/11 tribute, I fished
> around for opinions on this list and got some
> interesting feedback. So, what's the list's take on
> this one?
> 
> I learned about this on NPR, where an interviewer
> asked if it was right to echo a cruel piece of actual
> history, refering to the Tuskeegee experiments. The
> Tuskeegee experiments used black men to test the
> effects of Syphillis without their knowlege. These
> experiments fostered a deep mistrust of doctors among
> the black community and the interviewer was
> questioning if this book might serve to reinforce
> this.
> 
> And, of course, there was the gambit of reactions from
> comic fans. Some were lamenting that this was somehow
> tampering with Cap's sanctity and others found it a
> refreshing take.
> 
> So, what say you?
> 
> Kvikk
> 
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