Ha ha! Not trying to be a pain, I just wanted to mirror as close as possible the characters of One Night in Miami. The writers could have used someone like Nelson Mandela or Steve Biko, but they wanted to focus on the uniquely African American experience.
I excluded Bishop, because the way they frame the X-men it's like the mutant experience is supposed to be far worse than the racism and hatred that African Americans, members of the LGBTQ community and other minorities face. I think it's wrongheaded, but I'll let them have it. That's why Bishop, Synch, and others weren't considered.
You are absolutely correct about that. And it's sad. Most of the African American heroes (men) are only seen as icons in their own community. The Falcon is the only one who really had a chance to break through, but that's mostly because of time spent with Captain America and/or borrowing the mantle of Captain America. Still, I wanted to at least try to put four guys in the room who could be seen as iconic.
In a perfect world, Marvel would bend over backwards to ensure that someone like Adam Brashear was seen in that light. But I don't think it will ever happen.
Reading List (Super behind but reading them nonetheless):
DC: Currently figuring that out
Marvel: Read above
Image: Killadelphia, Nightmare Blog
Other: The Antagonist, Something is Killing the Children, Avatar: TLAB
Manga: My Hero Academia, MHA: Vigilanties, Soul Eater: the Perfect Edition, Berserk, Hunter X Hunter, Witch Hat Atelier, Kaiju No. 8
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Anybody else peep what Monica Rambeau said in the last episode of Wanda Vision? Monica knows an aero space engineer up for the challenge of designing a vehicle capable of getting back into the dome. Could this be Adam's big entrance? Who else do you all think it could be?
If they have to stretch characterization and introduce Adam as an aeronautical engineer, that's fine. But I doubt it's him. I think it will be someone like Phastos from the Eternals, or a totally unexpected character like Riri Williams.
The more I think about it, Riri would be perfect. Yes, she's a kid, but she's a genius. Portraying her as an aeronautical engineer could be considered a nod to the brilliant and widely celebrated African American women that worked as mathematicians for NASA during the 1960s space race. Women like Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan. It would also portray Monica in a "big sister" role for Riri. And since Riri is getting her own show next year, introducing her now would be a good way to introduce her to a new viewing audience.
Random off topic non sequiturs...
Not sure if anyone here is watching the second impeachment trial, but it was an interesting day for blue, thematically speaking.
In the diagrams, Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman was represented by "the blue dot" in the graphics. Considering the lives that he saved, the man is clearly a marvel.
And then there's Congresswoman Plaskett flying in from the Virgin Islands, resplendent in blue, cape and all. Marvel keeps pushing Hyperion as its Superman, but it would make for an interesting change of pace to have their super analog be a Black woman. Maybe 20 years from now we'll get a Heroes Reborn event like that.
Damn. It looks like Blue Marvel’s out and Doom is in!