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Some below i included the pictures while others i did not. If you want to see what the rest like just type in thier name in google and put comics after or black superhero or superhero.
Crispus Allen aka the Spectre @bigmoneyb: He is omnipotent. His imagination is the only limit to the extent of his powers. As the Spectre is an aspect of God (he represents the Divine Wrath), he had no limits to his power, save following some rules. Nothing more. You name it, he can do it. Use the search option, in "Spectre". His powers are numerous: outlining them all would be impossible and extremely time consuming.
Tangent Superman
Blue Marvel.
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Nubia is a fictional character, a comic book superheroine published by DC Comics. The original Nubia was created by Robert Kanigher and Don Heck, she debuted in Wonder Woman (vol. 1) #204, (January 1973). The modern character named Nu'Bia was created by Doselle Young and Brian Denham, she debuted in Wonder Woman Annual (vol. 2) #8 (1999).
Nubia Formed from clay as a twin to Diana (Wonder Woman), the dark skinned Nubia was kidnapped by Mars, who raised her, controlling her mind so that she would help him bring down the Amazons.
Nu'Bia Sometime after Crisis a new version of Nubia, now called Nu'Bia, was introduced. When Nu'Bia first meets Diana, she mistakenly calls Diana by the name of her former queen " Antiope". Nu'Bia is only slightly surprised to discover that Diana is Antiope's niece. The woman identifies herself to Diana as Nu'Bia and says that she was a Themyscirian Amazon who won the "Tournament of Grace and Wonder" just as Diana previously had, and become the Amazons' first champion.
Other versions Earth-23 Renee Montoya ventures forth with Earth-5's Captain Marvel in an attempt to recruit each universe's equivalent of Superman to join Nix Uotan's Army of Heaven on Earth-Zero (the primary DC Earth). The beginning of the issue illustrates their visit to a universe where a black Superman is apparently the President of the United States. This Superman confers with a black Wonder Woman, whom he refers to as Nubia. This Nubia is apparently one of the "Wonder Women of Amazonia", and she uses a relic called the Wonder Horn to summon Renee and the others into her world.
This version of Nubia later reappears as a member of her Earth's Justice League, with her Earth officially revealed as Earth-23 in the new Multiverse.
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You did a great job summarizing them. Others that also deserve mention:
Vixen (Mari Jiwe McCabe), Black panther (T'Challa), Blade, Green Lantern (John Stewart), Storm (Ororo Munroe), and Bishop of X-Men but from what I remember he has Australian aboriginal ancestry. Not African, but black nonetheless.
Do video games count? Notable examples are Barret Wallace from Final Fantasy VII, Balrog from Street Fighter, Combo from Killer Instinct and Jax from Mortal Kombat.
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Great find Firewall the Egyptian Pharaohs ruler of the Two lands by African creative Force.This anime video is good to teach children and newbie Afrocentric adult.
I didnt know if there was that many black men and women super hero.The Blade superhero movies with Wesley was good.I like the look of Naomi Campbell Nubia, Black Panther, Zeus, Photon and dreadlock.
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If their is justice league film they need John Stewart has green lantern,of course both green lanterns Hal and John were together on the justice team before in comics.
Black panther movie needs to come soon.They might have him in the avengers 2. I know falcon will be in the next captain america film.
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Growing up in a small African village in the fictional nation of Zambesi, M'Changa province, Mari Jiwe McCabe heard the legend of the "Tantu Totem" from her mother. Sometime later, Mari's mother was killed by poachers and she was raised by her father Reverend Richard Jiwe, the village priest. Reverend Jiwe himself was killed by his half-brother (Mari's uncle) General Maksai. Maksai wanted the Tantu Totem, which Jiwe had possessed.
Mari moved to America, where she established an identity as Mari McCabe and got a job as a model in New York City. She used her newfound wealth to travel the world. On a trip back to Africa, she came across her uncle and takes back the Tantu Totem, using its power to become the costumed superhero Vixen.
Shango is one of the Orishas, a extra-dimensional race of beings still worshipped as gods Africa and as members of the Loa or patron gods of Voodoo. Shango has manifested himself on Earth several times over the centuries, and has even appeared in the modern era. On two occasions, the lord o storms has found himself in conflict against the elemental Firestorm. At the conclusion of their first encounter, Shango decided to peacefully study humanity in the hopes of earning the respect and reverence that all gods crave. Shango was one of dozens of deities who appeared on the Earth during the "War of the Gods". Manipulated by the machinations of the sorceress Circe, Shango sought to pave a way for the return of Oshunmare (the Yoruba god of rebirth). He unleashed the full power of his fury on the city of Harar in Ogaden, Africa. Firestorm returned to combat him, this time accompanied by his colleague Firehawk. They soon realized, that Shango's actions were not entirely his own and that other dark forces were likewise at work.
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Batwing (DC Comics) David Zavimbe Within the series, Batwing takes on everything from international super villains to the Democratic Republic of Congo's corrupt police force. Batwing expands the DC Universe by taking place
in Africa, making David Zavimbe both the first (in continuity) black Batman and one of the few characters headlining a series outside the United States.
Batwing is a representative of Batman Incorporated from the fictional city of Tinasha, within the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Luke Fox After the events of Batwing #19, David resigned as Batwing. Lucius Fox would then make a new Batwing suit, where Batman had plans to give it Fox's son Luke Fox.
Powers and abilities Batwing has shown a knowledge of martial arts and is supplied by Batman with a variety of gadgets and tech to help him fight crime and corruption. His batsuit is armored and is capable of flight with the help of wings. Because he works as a police officer it is implied that he received basic police training. ________________________
Doctor Mist
Doctor Mist has appeared in the pages of Super Friends, DC Comics Presents, Infinity, Inc., Justice League International ,Justice League Quarterly, Blue Beetle and Primal Force.
Origin Nommo, the wizard-king of the African empire of Kor, stood in the Pillar of Life and was endowed with immortality. He later took the name Doctor Mist. ____________________ Freedom Beast A South African by birth, Freedom Beast was born Dominic Mndawe.
Abilities Mind control, super strength, healing factor, and the ability to fuse any two animals to make a powerful chimera.
________________ Impala M'Bulaze (only name given) is
a politically minded Zulu warrior from South Africa. He helped the Flash dismantle a bomb in South Africa. He later joined forces with other African heroes in the Crisis on Infinite Earths. He, along with other Global Guardians, were brainwashed by the Queen Bee of Bialya.
Kid Impala is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by DC Comics. He first appears in JLA: Classified #2 (February 2005), and was created by Grant Morrison and Ed McGuiness. _______________
Maximum (comics)DC Comics Powers and abilities # Maximum's powers closely resembled those of Ultra Boy from the Legion of Superheroes. Max's powers come directly from the Lexcorp implant, he can use the implant to channel all his body's energies in order to maximize his strength, physical speed, reflexes, or his senses up to superhuman levels.
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Joanna Cargill, also known as Frenzy, is a fictional character ,a mutant superhuman in the Marvel Comics universe. She has been a member of supervillain groups, including the Alliance of Evil and the Acolytes, as well as the superhero team the X-Men.
Abilities Superhuman strength and durability Powers and abilities Frenzy is a mutant who possesses steel-hard skin that makes her resistant to most forms of conventional physical injury, as well as temperature extremes. She has been shown to merely shrug off being covered in flames and is also highly resistant to microwave radiation, though adamantium has been shown to puncture her skin after an encounter with X-23. Frenzy also possesses superhuman strength, approximately on par with Spider-Man.[18] In later years she has been depicted as strong enough to battle characters like Rogue, and She-Hulk.
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BLACK RACER The Grim Reaper of the DC Universe. When it is your time to pass, the implacable Black Racer will be there in the end to guide your soul.
The Black Racer is a fictional character, a deity and Avatar of Death in DC Comics universe. The character first appears in New Gods #3 (July 1971) and was created by Jack Kirby. Team affiliations New Gods Abilities: Immortality Flight Intangibility Touch of Death Cosmic Armor Cosmically Charged Ski Cosmic Staff
________ Powers: Agility Cosmic Awareness Death Touch Divine Powers Flight Healing Immortal Invulnerability Phasing / Ghost Power Item Power Suit Stamina Super Speed Telepathy Teleport Tracking
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I always thought the Green Lantern was supposed to be black since I first encountered him in the Justice League cartoon. When I first saw white Green Lanterns, I didn't recognize them as the same character!
BTW I think it would be really cool if someone drew Shanna the She-Devil (the dinosaur-hunting jungle chick from Marvel) as black.
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Yeah,there a few green lanterns from earth,but most are aliens.
There are many green lanterns in fact.
They are really a police/military force OF SPACE. Space cops/military force with great power higher then superman.
You should check out the animated series,it's a great show. There is even a arab green lantern from earth NOW.
Just google green lantern comics or green lantern corp and check wikipedia.
They are a really interesting superhero group.
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The Green Lantern Corps is the name of a fictional intergalactic military/police force appearing in comics published by DC Comics, derived from the emotional spectrum. They patrol the farthest reaches of the DC Universe at the behest of the Guardians, a race of immortals residing on the planet Oa. According to DC continuity, the Green Lantern Corps has been in existence for three billion years, surviving multiple conflicts both internal and foreign. Currently operating divided as pairs amongst the 3600 “sectors” of the universe, over 7200 members (known commonly as Green Lanterns) are estimated to be serving within the Corps. Each Green Lantern is given a power ring, a weapon granting the use of incredible abilities that are directed by the wearer's own willpower.
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First, it's pretty well established that Superman has a healthy respect for Green Lantern power.
- Second, at least some Green Lanterns (Hal Jordan and John Stewart, specifically) are capable of stopping Superman in his tracks if they have to.
1. Those power rings pack a heck of a punch. (Superman-Batman #29)
John stewart- “Green Lantern power rings are the most powerful weapons in the universe,” or, “Green Lanterns are superior at strategy and long-range combat.” Case in point (Green Lantern: Rebirth):
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There is another green lantern called alan scott but his powers are more based in magic and he is not a member of the corps.
There is a green lantern that has all of superman's powers too along with the green lantern powers but he is from another planet that was near superman planet.
His name is sodat yat.
You could look him up. Even superman and batman were green lanterns at one time.
Wonder woman was a star sapphire. LOOK UP star sapphire.
Before the reboot superman of the future even had a green lantern ring.
They have really interesting stories and need they have more tv shows,movies etc...
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________________________ Edited- “Green Lantern power rings are the most powerful weapons in the universe and “Green Lanterns are superior at strategy and long-range combat.” Case in point (Green Lantern: Rebirth):
- With a little strategy, a Green Lantern power ring doesn't even have to be wielded by a certified Green Lantern in order to have the ability to stop Superman: Posts: 2604 | From: Somewhere | Registered: May 2012
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Yeah,all the DC and MARVEL COMICS today are different now, they are like graphic novels. The drawings are really nice.
Edited- I made a mistake above. The green lantern that has superman like powers along with the green lantern powers is called sodam yat. He is a Daxamite.
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Marvel Captain Universe Elijah Jackson (Earth-616)
Formerly a highly skilled baseball player.
Captain Universe
Monty Walsh (Earth-616)
Captain Universe is a disembodied superhero in Marvel Comics' universe who was created by Bill Mantlo and Michael Golden, and first appeared in Micronauts vol. 1 #8. It is the guardian and protector of Eternity. Rather than a character with a single identity, Captain Universe is a persona that has merged with several hosts during its publication history.
Powers and abilities Captain Universe generally possesses superhuman strength, flight, Uni-Vision (microscopic vision, X-ray vision, and telescopic vision), telekinesis, enhanced senses, and a psychic awareness of imminent danger; when a person already possessing one or more of these abilities was transformed into Captain Universe, those abilities were amplified by vast amounts. Some manifestations of the Uni-Power have demonstrated other, less common abilities as well as failing to exhibit some of the more 'usual' powers, which vary in intensity with each wielder according to the strength and imagination of each. Captain Universe usually possesses the ability of molecular rearrangement of organic and inorganic matter, transmutation of elements, the ability to fire bursts of energy and concussive force, and hypnosis (using the Uni-Vision energy). Possessing its own sentience, the Uni-Power can and will abandon a host if necessary, or if said host uses or intends to use the granted abilities in a detrimental or criminal fashion.
Silicon Gerald Simms (Earth-616) Gerald Simms was one of the Elite Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. After losing both his arms in a childhood accident, he became very interested in computers. This somehow led to him being acquiring bionic arms. He was assigned as security to the blacks ops hub known as The Torch.
The current Captain Universe, she was granted her power after a car crash and was recruited into the Avengers.
An African-American woman acting as the newest Captain Universe joins the Avengers in the fight against Ex Nihilo, his sister Abyss, and the Builder named Aleph on Mars. Captain Universe vaporizes Aleph when he does not agree to stop transforming or destroying planets. She isrevealed to be Tamara Devoux, a woman who remained in a coma for ten years after a car crash. During a talk with Nightmask, she translates his language and announces that not only is the universe dying, but the White Event is coming.
origin. Tamara Devoux was created to be the new Captain Universe in the expanded team of Avengers by Jonathan Hickman. She was first drawn by Jerome Opena and made her first appearance in Avengers #1.
Powers: Attractive Female Blast Power Cosmic Awareness Divine Powers Empathy Energy Absorption Flight Intellect Omni-lingual
Captain Universe generally possesses superhuman strength, flight, Uni-Vision (microscopic vision, X-ray vision, and telescopic vision), telekinesis, enhanced senses, and a psychic awareness of imminent danger; when a person already possessing one or more of these abilities was transformed into Captain Universe, those abilities were amplified by vast amounts. Some manifestations of the Uni-Power have demonstrated other, less common abilities as well as failing to exhibit some of the more 'usual' powers, which vary in intensity with each wielder according to the strength and imagination of each. Captain Universe usually possesses the ability of molecular rearrangement of organic and inorganic matter, transmutation of elements, the ability to fire bursts of energy and concussive force, and hypnosis (using the Uni-Vision energy). Possessing its own sentience, the Uni-Power can and will abandon a host if necessary, or if said host uses or intends to use the granted abilities in a detrimental or criminal fashion.
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quote:Originally posted by mena7: Bishop, Doctor Mist, Frenzy, Blade, Vixen, Captain Universe female, Captain Universe male looks good.
Check the Wikipedia list above. The are alot more black superheroes and villains but i am just posting some.
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Here are some of the Black EGYPTIAN Gods and Goddesses of marvel comics.
MARVEL COMICS Horus
Horus is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe, based loosely on the Horus of Egyptian mythology. He first appeared in Thor #240 (Oct 1975), and was adapted from mythology by Bill Mantlo, Roy Thomas, and Sal Buscema
Horus is a member of the Heliopolitan race of gods, and resides in Celestial Heliopolis. He is the son of Osiris and Isis. Horus is the Egyptian god of justice and retribution.
Horus was revealed to have been imprisoned with Osiris and Isis in a pyramid for three thousand years by Seth. He encountered Thor and Odin when the Pyramid appeared in New York. He participated in the Ceremony of Rebirth which reincarnated Odin as Atum-Re and briefly battled Thor. Horus aided Osiris, Isis, and Thor in defeating Seth. Horus, Osiris, and Isis regained their freedom and returned to Heliopolis.
Horus was subsequently imprisoned in Heliopolis by Seth, and then was aided by Thor and the Thing.
Horus then joined the other gods of light in combating the Demogorge. He was briefly consumed by the Demogorge, but regained his freedom.
Horus's powers were revealed to have been stolen by Seth, though he regained his powers upon Seth's defeat, and aided in saving the lives of Earth Force.
During the Secret Invasion, Atum mentions that Horus (his great-grandson) asked him to help fight the Skrull gods as part of the God Squad.
Horus has all the powers of a member of the race of superhumans known as the Egyptian gods of Heliopolis. He has superhuman strength, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes, resistance to all Earthly diseases and some resistance to magic. Horus possesses the power to project solar energy, focused through his staff with a large blade at one end.
Other versions Horus appears as a member of a team of Avengers from a parallel reality where the Middle East is the dominant super power. He serves the ruler of this dimension, the tyrannical female Sphinx and kills in her name. As the god of the team, he serves the role traditionally held by Thor or Hercules. In this alternate timeline, Horus uses a large ankh as the focus for his solar energy.
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Isis Isis is a member of the Heliopolitans in the Marvel Comics universe. The character, based on the Isis of Egyptian mythology, was created by Bill Mantlo, Roy Thomas, and Sal Buscema, and first appeared in Thor #240 (October 1975).
Within the context of the stories, Isis is a member of the Heliopolitan race of gods, and resides in Celestial Heliopolis. She is the wife of Osiris, sister of Seth, and mother of Horus. Her parents are Geb and Nut. Isis is the Egyptian goddess of fertility and domestication.
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Other than the last post above, what does any of this have to do with ancient Egypt??
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This thread should have been in the other section that talks about NON-EGYPTIAN THINGS,so i made the mistake there like i said in one of my post above.
Of course my last post happens to be about egypt and one of my links in the first post, so there are some things about egypt here like i said in my topic.
_________________________________ I SHOULD HAVE STARTED MY THREAD IN THE OTHER SECTION,but too late now. Ancient Egypt section. Non-Egyptology related discussion. African roots, race, origin of man etc. ___________________________________
If the moderators could move it then that will be better.
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Bes? They even had to white wash Bes? Of all Egyptian deities, they had to do Bes, too? I mean, I know they took a look at how Bes was portrayed, as they got his stature right. Lol.
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Marvel mostly does not have thier act together still,but DC is worst i believe when it comes to the egyptian stuff.
I almost Forgot that horus has a bird head but was listed has a black superhero from the black superhero list,of course the egyptians gods are african gods.
MAYBE he has a human looking head in other versions of marvel i have not seen yet.
Some/most of those egyptian gods were nubianized in nubia or maybe all.So for example thier is a egyptian isis and a nubian version of isis.
In the end egyptian gods have a nubian and sahara origin from what i read so far.
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quote:Originally posted by mena7: Great find Firewall the Egyptian Pharaohs ruler of the Two lands by African creative Force.This anime video is good to teach children and newbie Afrocentric adult.
I didnt know if there was that many black men and women super hero.The Blade superhero movies with Wesley was good.I like the look of Naomi Campbell Nubia, Black Panther, Zeus, Photon and dreadlock.
Speaking of that egyptian link dealing with animation.
There are some things they got wrong like the images of taharqa and shabaka.
They should have look more like piye/pianky if you look at most of the art images and what was drawn by thier enemies and other info we have they should have been darker and i disagree with them at the end talking about most egyptians left egypt and went to other areas of africa.
Most egyptians stayed in egypt,but other then that interesting video.
_______ Speaking of the black superheroes i did not know there was that many too until recently.
I am just learning more about the new ones.
John stewart should have been in that last movie for green lantern but they went for hal jordan instead.
It would have made more money if they had john stewart instead of hal. By that time john stewart became more famous because of the justice league cartoon.
I have not read the latest comics in awhile,but now i am catching up but the ones i am focus on the most is green lantern/green lantern corps comics and justice league,but i will try to read the other ones dealing with other black superheros more so later when i have more time and catch up on certain ones i have not read or read that much.
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Shazam is a comic book character created by Bill Parker and C. C. Beck for Fawcett Comics. He is an ancient wizard (Whiz Comics #2 gives his age as 3,000 years) who gives young Billy Batson the power to transform into the superhero Captain Marvel. Because DC Comics has billed Captain Marvel's adventures under the name Shazam! since 1973, the superhero is often mistakenly referred to by his mentor's name. Because of this, in 2012 DC officially changed Captain Marvel's name to Shazam.
The New 52 Shazam (character) In this version, the Wizard is unnamed and is depicted as an Australian Aboriginal.
Powers and abilities: Shazam has many superhuman powers and abilities as the result of his magical skills as well as powers bestowed to him as the representative of the various gods whose powers the Wizard gives to certain representatives of those gods as their champion as in the cases of Black Adam and Batson.
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I´ve opened this thread to talk about the MOS sequel that has been announced in San Diego Comic-Con. Also to publish news, pics and all related to the new Superman/Batman movie.
(credits to Armando Loyola who made this image)
BURBANK, CA, July 20, 2013 – On the heels of the worldwide success of “Man of Steel,” director Zack Snyderis bringing together the two greatest Super Heroes of all time—Batman and Superman—for the first time on the big screen. The announcement was made today by Greg Silverman, President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, and Sue Kroll, President, Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution,Warner Bros. Pictures.
The current hit, “Man of Steel,” has taken in more than $630 million at the worldwide box office to date, and climbing. Along with its star, Henry Cavill, the upcomingfilm brings back Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane. The new Batman has yet to be cast.
Snyder is co-writing the story with David S. Goyer, who will then pen the screenplay. Production is expected to begin in 2014, with an anticipated release date inSummer 2015.
Silverman stated, “Zack Snyder is an incredibly talented filmmaker, but beyond that, he’s a fan first and he utterly gets this genre. We could not think of anyone better suited to the task of bringing these iconic Super Heroes to the screen in his own way.” Kroll added, “We are thrilled to be back in business with Zack and his team on this next movie. The success of ‘Man of Steel’ is a wonderful testament to the love and support that both fans and new audiences, worldwide, have for these characters. We are very excited to see what Zack has in store for all of us.”
Diane Nelson, President, DC Entertainment, noted, “Superman and Batman together on the big screen is a dream come true for DC fans everywhere. All of us at DC Entertainment could not be more excited for Zack’s continuing vision for the DC Universe.”
Zack Snyder, who made a surprise appearance at Comic-Con today, breaking the news to audiences there, later said, “I’m so excited to begin working again with Henry Cavill in the world we created, and I can’t wait to expand the DC Universe in this next chapter. Let’s face it, it’s beyond mythological to have Superman and our new Batman facing off, since they are the greatest Super Heroes in the world.”
The new film brings back Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder as producers. This time, Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas are serving as executive producers, along with Benjamin Melniker and Michael E. Uslan.
Thomas offered, “Whilst our ‘Dark Knight’ trilogy is complete, we have every confidence that Zack’s fresh interpretation will take the character in a new and exciting direction. His vision for Superman opened the door to a whole new universe and we can’t wait to see what Zack does with these characters.”
The film is based on Superman characters created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, and Batman characters created by Bob Kane, published by DC Entertainment
This looks like the first step to a justice league movie.
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'The Flash' Movie Coming In 2016, Comic-Con Announcement Planned
"The Flash" is set to join the bevy of movies being announced at Comic-Con 2013.
The Hollywood Reporter broke news of the film in a report on the newly announced Zach Snyder project that will star both Batman and Superman. Little is known about the Flash movie, but it is already having an impact on some heavily anticipated projects: THR reports that the "Justice League" movie would follow both the Superman-Batman combo hit and the Flash film, which is slated for 2016. That likely puts those clamoring for "Justice League" facing a 2017 debut for superhero posse film.
More is developing at Comic-Con. HuffPost Entertainment Senior Writer Mike Ryan -- who wrote a piece suggesting a Flash movie precede "Justice League" last month -- is on the scene in San Diego, and the rest of our team is combing the net for the biggest rumors and freshest announcements.
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Chronicles of Piye, An Original African-Based Comic Series Released for Sale in Print and Digital Formats
Chronicles of Piye Volume I is an original 4-part comic series that's just released for sale online on Amazon, Amazon-UK, CreateSpace, Lulu, Ka-Blam and Kindle. The comic series has attracted over 100,000 fans on its Facebook Fan Page (http://facebook.com/chroniclesofpiye) from an international audience.
Chronicles of Piye is a the brainchild of writer and creator Richard Gaskin, with stunning artwork and character design from Chris Miller. The comic series started out as a concept back in October 2011 when Gaskin, located in Toronto contacted Miller who resides in Atlanta, about the possibility of collaborating on an African-based fantasy comic series and graphic novel. The script was then written when Gaskin was on a 3-month vacation in Nairobi, Kenya spending time with family. The comics are available for sale at various major online retail out lets in print or digital form and can also be bought directly from the Chronicles of Piye website store.
Set in the ancient Kingdom of Kerma (also known as Kush or Nubia), the story centers around the young hero, Piye who is plagued by strange dreams of his brother's death that finally compel him to ask his father, Alara about the true details about the death of his older brother Shabaka. He is told by his father, a former general in the Kerma imperial army, that his brother was murdered by the henchmen of a group of renegade priests known as The Chosen.
The ultimate aim of The Chosen is to resurrect the powerful, ancient demon Runihura, and bring about another demon invasion of the world of humans. Atiga, a retired general from the Kerma Imperial army and leader of The Chosen, has ambitions to lead a demon army to conquer the Kingdom of Kerma and all other human kingdoms in order to become King of the World while serving his demon overlords. To bring about the return of the demons, The Chosen are looking for and collecting the mystical, ancient artifacts needed to open the Stellar Door and allow for the demons to invade the earth.
With the aid of his father and his mother who is a mystic and member of the Priestess Class, Piye undertakes a dangerous ritual to gain mastery of his sword. He must also contend with an esoteric group of mystics known as The Hand whose loyalties are divided between the Kingdom of Kerma & their own secret agenda and a small band of high-powered warriors. The Hand send their best spy, Teferi to report on the activities of the Piye as they try to make him a pawn in their plans. Meanwhile the Priestesses and Awa'a, an old comrade of Piye's father Alara, send him reinforcements to support him. Joining forces with a small band of high-powered warriors, Piye seeks to stop the evil plans of The Chosen and avenge his brother's death in the process.
Comic enthusiasts from various countries such as the US, Canada, UK, as well as Indonesia, Japan, Egypt, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, and India have expressed their appreciation for this seminal comic series on the Facebook Fan Page. Chapter I, "The Inheritance", has already been translated into Spanish with plans to have Spanish versions of the remaining 3 chapters of Volume 1 of this series.
Other things to look out for from the creative team of Gaskin and Miller are an upcoming graphic novel version of Chronicles of Piye, which will contain all the content from the preceding 4 comics as well as additional scenes and information such as maps and a glossary. Join the adventure and pick up your copy of Chronicles of Piye today.
John Stewart has a few words to say to Hal Jordan. But instead he punches him in the jaw. Meanwhile, the Lantern recruits take an unexpected stand against a personal injustice.
quote:It’s Lantern vs. Lantern as John Stewart battles Hal Jordan for the leadership of the Corps! For months, John Stewart has let his anger build as Hal Jordan sent Guy Gardner into the Red Lanterns and declared war against other corps across the spectrum. After the devastating events of “LIGHTS OUT,” John is determined to rebuild the Corps as he sees fit—even if it means taking down his oldest friend!
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Thanks for this thread Firewall! My favorite black superheros are Blue Marvel, Black Panther, Monica Rambeau(check her out!) and Storm.
Marvel is WAY better than DC when it comes to pushing their black/minority characters compared to DC who hardly does.
For example Marvel pushes Black Panther A LOT, he is the star of the New Avengers comic/story by Hickman. Heck Marvel is less bias, they even made a fictional African nation called Wakanda the RICHEST and most ADVANCED nation on Earth and its an African one. And they even have he most popular black female in comics...Storm. So yeah MArvel is better at pushing black/minority characters than DC even if MArvel has their flaws.
As for Ancient Egyptians...Its kinda confusing and it varies from comic to comics(And yes DC is owrse with it). I think some writers in MArvel do kinda know that AE WAS in Africa. For example Wakanda seems to have a strong ANcient Egyptians/Nubian connection. The Panther God that the people of Wakanda worship is actually the Egyptian God Basest and the Panther God IN Marvel comics even states he/she use to be worshiped by the Ancient Egyptians.
Also many of the architecture of Wakanda looks very similar to AE...Like Wakanda's city of the dead which Black Panther is currently king of. Posts: 1135 | From: Top secret | Registered: Jun 2012
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Please do not direct me to any of mikes nonsense. Like I said before on other threads. I retired from this type of stuff. But if you wanna talk about black superheros you should join the discussions on the site Comicbookresources specifically the black panther appreciation threads.
Also you should check out the new MArvel book Mighty Avengers where they have a good cast of black and other minority characters. Black characters like Monica and Blue Marvel. Very good book...Like I said Marvel actually pushes their black/minority characters while DC barely does.
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Oh inside to make clear when talking about firetstorm.
Sometimes this superhero is black,part black,or white.
Meaning the two humans could combine together to form firestorm and the two is a all black guy and all white guy or some other human.
Sometimes one is firestorm only and the other times they combined together.
You could type in google firestorm comics. It will explain more clearly what this is all about.
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Michael B. Jordan To Play Johnny Storm In 'Fantastic Four'
Michael B. Jordan Human TorchActor Michael B. Jordan, perhaps best known for his roles as Wallace on The Wire and his critically lauded leading role in last year’s Fruitvale Station, is reported to be in talks to play the Human Torch in Fox’s upcoming Fantastic Four film. Further, it’s rumored that whoever is eventually cast to play Dr. Doom could possibly be a woman.
Discussion of Jordan’s role in the film has been spreading for months. The actor previously starred in the super-power based film Chronicle, a movie by Josh Trank, who’ll also be directing the Fantastic Four reboot. According to THR, Jordan is currently the only actor attached to the film. THR also reports that Kate Marra and Emily Rossum tested for the part of Sue Storm/Invisible Woman this week, while Miles Teller and Christian Cook auditioned to play Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic and Ben Grimm/The Thing, respectively.
But perhaps the most interesting note is about Doctor Doom. Though not confirmed, Doom is expected to be the main antagonist in the film. It’s said the studio wants a “big name” for the role, and has not ruled out switching genders for the role, which would mean casting a woman to play the Fantastic Four’s most famous villain, and indeed one of the recognizable villains in all of comics.
This report follows yesterday’s news that Candice Patton, a black woman, has been cast to play Iris West in the upcoming Flash television series on the CW. Along with Jordan playing the role of Johnny Storm, who is white in the comics, as well as the discussion that Dr. Doom could be female, this all potentially augurs a movement toward more color and gender blind casting in film and television roles based on super hero comics. While this is a movement that will undoubtedly have its share of very vocal detractors, it inarguably represents painfully overdue progress. It’s 2014. Johnny Storm can be black, and that is perfectly okay.
The Fantastic Four reboot is set to arrive in theaters March 6, 2015.
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