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

In a way, the Sansoniverse did it first.  Our guinea pig wasn't African
American, but he was a victim of the super-soldier project gone awry, and
covered up by the government.  Jim called him "Stonewall."

- Sanson "The Man"

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bolenbaugh, Tom" <TBolenbaugh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <oxfordgamers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 8:54 AM
Subject: [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.
>
>
> > ----------
> > 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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> > Those who understand binary, and those who don't.
> >
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