An Experiment I'd like to See Comics Do

[Darth Shoju]

One of the more significant steps toward something like this was Milestone Comics.

 

[Relique du Madde]

You mean Doctor Voodoo?

Being Sorcerer Supreme doesn't automatically mean you should be rename yourself 'Doctor Whatever' nor does being an superhero with a doctorate*.




* After all Jericho Drumm is a psychologist and he could have easilly named himself Voodoo Doctor or Doctor Voodoo when he began fighting crime. Though I would say you could call your superhero/supervillian identity Doctor Whatever if whatever was what you have a doctorate in.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Being Sorcerer Supreme doesn't automatically mean you should be rename yourself 'Doctor Whatever' nor does being an superhero with a doctorate*.




* After all Jericho Drumm is a psychologist and he could have easilly named himself Voodoo Doctor or Doctor Voodoo when he began fighting crime. Though I would say you could call your superhero/supervillian identity Doctor Whatever if whatever was what you have a doctorate in.

Which reminds me of...
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob7Fin6aVtA]YouTube - Denis Leary In whos the man[/ame]

 

[Klaus]

Being Sorcerer Supreme doesn't automatically mean you should be rename yourself 'Doctor Whatever' nor does being an superhero with a doctorate*.




* After all Jericho Drumm is a psychologist and he could have easilly named himself Voodoo Doctor or Doctor Voodoo when he began fighting crime. Though I would say you could call your superhero/supervillian identity Doctor Whatever if whatever was what you have a doctorate in.

Still, he did change his name to Doctor Voodoo.

Man, someone should do a Doctor Whatever one-shot!

 

[Bullgrit]

Personally, to tell you the truth, I'd be really curious to see a black Spide-Man or a black Superman. I don't think the stories would really be all that different.

Well, if the stories wouldn't be different, why bother changing the race of the character? And if the stories would be different, writers would have to walk a fine line to avoid "problems."

Bullgrit

 

[Roger]

Personally, to tell you the truth, I'd be really curious to see a black Spider-Man or a black Superman.

Spider-Man isn't black, but he's also not white either.


Hope that helps satisfy your curiosity.



Cheers,
Roger

 

[Relique du Madde]

Actually... Gabe Jones from DID go from being a caucasian to a black in the first several issues of Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos, but that was only because the printer assumed Gabe being black was mistake and decided to repaint him as a white man.

 

[Quantum]

Spider-Man isn't black, but he's also not white either.


Hope that helps satisfy your curiosity.



Cheers,
Roger

This had already been mentioned, but thanks.

 

[cignus_pfaccari]

Static Shock has been rebooted for the Teen Titans.

Ah, cool. His TV show was pretty good, too.

Brad

 

[ShinHakkaider]

What I would do is start with a limited issue series to experiment with public reaction to how these characters would be received if they were changed. And of course, if the public reaction was well received then do a longer run series.

I can tell you that since the majority of super-hero comics fans are white males and havent generally received super-heroes who are not white very well, they'd probably plotz at what you're suggesting.

Seriously, If Christopher Priest's BLACK PANTHER didn't get any traction with the majority of the fanbase, I really believe nothing will. It was been the best written comic with a black lead that I've ever seen and that includes the Milestone books as well. It only statyed around as long as it did because Joe Q loved that book and rightfully so.

Personally, to tell you the truth, I'd be really curious to see a black Spide-Man or a black Superman. I don't think the stories would really be all that different.

If you really want to see a black Spider-man comic or a black Superman comic pick up Milstone's STATIC and ICON. Power wise Static is different but tonally? He's just like Peter Parker was in HS, maybe just a little less nerdy.

ICON is basically what Superman would be is he were black. Except the book's view point is from how his teenage female sidekick views him.