Sentences with phrase «prominent black superhero»

He was the first prominent black superhero in comic history and the first to get his own comic book.

After Iron Fist was rightly criticized for racial insensitivities, using the character's well - established comic book friendship with one of Marvel's most prominent black superheroes to directly confront systemic racism is a bold, smart move.

Not exact matches

With the X-Men franchise pushing its female characters further and further into the background, Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow is the most prominent female lead in a major superhero franchise.

While black on - screen superheroes have existed before — Blade, Hancock and Storm, to name a few — there never has been a major motion picture that highlighted the beauty of the African continent while also featuring so many black women in prominent and heroic roles.

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The Black Panther character was first introduced to the Cinematic Universe in 2016's «Captain America: Civil War», with «42» and «Get On Up» actor Chadwick Boseman in the role of Marvel's prominent African American superhero.

Black blockbuster superheroes are rare but not unheard of: Blade and Catwoman headlined their own movies well before T'Challa made his celluloid debut, the Falcon is a consistent (if minor) presence among the Avengers, and Luke Cage is a prominent member of the Marvel Televisual Universe.