As extraordinary as much of it is, and it is arguably the best of any of these MCU efforts as of yet, including The Avengers, it is apparent directors Anthony and Joe Russo (You, Me and Dupree) felt compelled to throw in as much as they possibly could in order to keep comic book audiences satisfied. (moviefreak.com)
I think the art style is what hurt Code Name Steam the most, probably would have sold 4x as much if they went with a cell shaded anime art style like Valkeria Chronicles instead of chasing the american comic book audience that doesn't exist and doesn't look good at such a low resolution. (nintendoworldreport.com)
The comic book audience is largely made up of white males, so publishers have often erred on the side of caution with black characters or have created a black character simply in an attempt to market to a new audience of black readers. (nerdlocker.com)