This was the foundational theme of their struggle and made them comics darlings for nearly 30 years.
They even fought against their brethren who were not inclined to be as kind-hearted because, despite the collective power they had, they were a minority against a much bigger world of people who feared and hated them. For the few characters who were overtly inhuman, we'd get a few pages where they were harassed or attacked for how they looked – but these stories were few and far between.ĭespite their mistreatment, the attractive outsiders and their frightening comrades were unified in turning the other cheek. Though comics were rife with "relatable" and flawed characters that had "average problems," none of these problems were having the police called on them while waiting for an associate at Starbucks.Īt best, black nerds could enjoy allegories of social injustice alongside the rest of geekdom, reading the adventures of persecuted costumed heroes who, for the most part, take off their masks to live as abnormally beautiful white people.
While the term "blerd" has recently entered geek lexicon, black nerds who enjoyed comics did so reading about characters who mostly did not look like them or authentically reflect their experiences. EXCLUSIVE: Studio 8 announced this morning that Warner Bros. BLACK, Vol 1 by Kwanza Osajyefo - In a world that already hates and fears them - what if only Black people had superpowers.
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