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Mavericker
09-02-2008, 03:33 PM
Do they still write stories that address the issue of racism?

I think I recall seeing some Steel books that addressed the issue and I remember reading a Steel/Supergirl story in which they fought some corrupt racist politician.
Spideyzilla
09-02-2008, 04:36 PM
Why DC? Why not any other company? And no, I don't think they do that any more.
tb4000
09-02-2008, 04:40 PM
I don't know if it's often as it was in the 60s and 70s but most black characters in the DC universe have had a story where they dealt with racism at some point. As far as asians or latinos, don't know for sure.
Shawn Hopkins
09-02-2008, 05:22 PM
Yeah. Not as much as Marvel does, though. The X-Men have often been used as a metaphor for racism.

That Steel/Supergirl story was great. I was so excited about it I wrote Peter David a fan letter, but he never responded.
Mavericker
09-02-2008, 05:47 PM
Yeah. Not as much as Marvel does, though. The X-Men have often been used as a metaphor for racism.

That Steel/Supergirl story was great. I was so excited about it I wrote Peter David a fan letter, but he never responded.

Which story was that?
Shawn Hopkins
09-02-2008, 05:49 PM
The one you mentioned in your first post, I assume. Unless there's another Steel/Supergirl story that deals with racism.
Shawn Hopkins
09-02-2008, 05:54 PM
New Guardians dealt with racism and apartheid. And AIDS. And it had a homosexual character. But it did it in such a heavy-handed way it was borderline offensive. The gay character was actually named Extrano, which translates to "strange" or, well, I might as well just say it, "queer."
Mavericker
09-02-2008, 06:04 PM
The one you mentioned in your first post, I assume. Unless there's another Steel/Supergirl story that deals with racism.


I know-specifically what book was that from?
Shawn Hopkins
09-02-2008, 06:06 PM
Hell, you know as well as me. You said you read it. But considering I wrote Peter David about it I'd say 90 percent it was in Supergirl.
Mavericker
09-02-2008, 06:07 PM
Hell, you know as well as me. You said you read it. But considering I wrote Peter David about it I'd say 90 percent it was in Supergirl.

I read it somewhere but it wasn't from a comic.
J'onn J'onzz
09-02-2008, 08:53 PM
New Guardians dealt with racism and apartheid. And AIDS. And it had a homosexual character. But it did it in such a heavy-handed way it was borderline offensive. The gay character was actually named Extrano, which translates to "strange" or, well, I might as well just say it, "queer."
Oh god, I forgot about New Guardians. That was such an over-the-top comic. Extreno was way too much of a stereotype for me to take Englehart and Bates seriously at all.

Oh yeah, and Teen Titans Spotlight started out with a two-parter on apartheid. I seem to recall that they didn't submit the first issue to the Comics Code of Authority for fear of it being turned down, but the CCA was actually glad that they were doing a story about how horrible apartheid is, and approved the second issue. I might be misremembering part of that, but it was something like that. I know the first issue didn't have the CCA seal...
Shawn Hopkins
09-02-2008, 10:28 PM
I read it somewhere but it wasn't from a comic.

Where was it? A bathroom wall? I don't get it.
Mavericker
09-02-2008, 11:05 PM
Where was it? A bathroom wall? I don't get it.

Lol. It was in a book on writing comics.
Shawn Hopkins
09-02-2008, 11:54 PM
What is the name of it?
Mavericker
09-03-2008, 06:46 AM
What is the name of it?

It was a while ago. When I find it I'll let you know. :D
Shawn Hopkins
09-03-2008, 08:23 AM
You could also save us the trouble and admit it if you made it up. Either way.
Mavericker
09-03-2008, 08:33 AM
You could also save us the trouble and admit it if you made it up. Either way.

No-It was in a book from the library. I will post the name of the book-when I go to the library I'll find out for you.
Shawn Hopkins
09-03-2008, 08:39 AM
No-It was in a book from the library. I will post the name of the book-when I go to the library I'll find out for you.

Okay.
Shawn Hopkins
09-03-2008, 08:53 AM
The story was Supergirl #23 "Some People Just Don't Get It." And Peter David did write about it in one of his books on writing comics. So, sorry for being so quick to doubt you on that one.
Mavericker
09-03-2008, 08:43 PM
The story was Supergirl #23 "Some People Just Don't Get It." And Peter David did write about it in one of his books on writing comics. So, sorry for being so quick to doubt you on that one.

I think this was the book:

http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Comics-Peter-David/dp/1581807309