Marvel's Black & Minority Characters: Roundtable Discussion

[The Storm]

Thanks for that Terry!

 

[terry78]

Now this I like.

 

[S7ilver]

Finally, a token white guy lol

 

[terry78]

Don't forget the lovely Ant.

 

[James"007"Bond]

I thought this thread had died...

 

[terry78]

You can't kill us.

 

[GNR]

You guys want a nice little arc with some color?Check out the current BP arc which features BP,Cage,Falcon,Shang Chi,and Blade.Even though the book had a rocky start,issue #10 on has been exceptional.

 

[tamron]

"Most of the time when a Black character (The Falcon, Storm, Green Lantern, Agent J, Captain Marvel, Cyborg, Pete on Smallsville, etc.) emerges in the world of mainstream comic books he or she are simply a watered down side kick or a modern day slave to the White characters in the comic book."
Do they even know who Storm is?..

Storm is the exception, not the rule. Whether real or perceived, many black comic heroes seem to be knockoffs of other characters.


Tyrese is confrimed as Luke Cage, with a second draft on the script pending. Any thoughts? I for one, think it's a horrible casting job, but par for the course of closed-minded John Singleton.

 

[Lightning Strykez!]

You guys want a nice little arc with some color?Check out the current BP arc which features BP,Cage,Falcon,Shang Chi,and Blade.Even though the book had a rocky start,issue #10 on has been exceptional.

I agree. Hudlin's run is coming together nicely.

 

[Lightning Strykez!]

You can't kill us.

Certainly not. Especially now, as there is so much to discuss along this subject:

*Tyrese Gibson being seriously considered for Luke Cage

*T'Challa's elevated role in the Marvel Universe

*Storm's upcoming wedding

*The ROLO connection finally having real fufillment in the upcoming X3 film

 

[terry78]

Now this I like.

LOL, last dude on the bottom with the dreads, you make him bald and a little les ripped, that's me to a tee. Well, I at least have a goatee like him.

 

[The Storm]

So Tyrese Gibson is Luke Cage and Terrance Howard (excellent actor) is Diamondback. What are your thoughts?

 

[The Storm]

So Tyrese Gibson is Luke Cage and Terrance Howard (excellent actor) is Diamondback. What are your thoughts?

 

[OutcryX]

Has all this Luke Cage stuff been confirmed yet?!?! It is good to see the thread back alive again!?!?!

 

[The Storm]

I assumed so after I saw the thread on the Marvel film forums.

 

[GL1]

It has a great deal of potential. Terrence Howard is AWESOME, and, honestly... he can do just about anything. As a villain, especialliy a dark shade of gray as opposed to pure black, he would be the truth. I mean, really... I like everything that man puts his hand to... well... at least his part in it...

As for Tyrese... not sure... Tyrese... well... he really isn't that good an actor... but then, Luke Cage isn't always such a deep introspective soul, honestly... he's pretty much a badass with a point to prove, and, I honestly think Tyrese can pull that off decent. With a good villain, plot and SFX to hold him up, Luke Cage could be a really good movie, no "Matrix," sure... but it could be a lot worse...

Isn't John Singleton attatched to this?

 

[The Storm]

Yeah, on the Marvel thread it says Singleton didn't want to direct without Tyreses as Cage. I agree with you about Terrance, incredibly talented actor I look forward to his films.

 

[terry78]

Diamondback, circa the 1970's.


Terrence Howard.

 

[Specter313]

I have to say that Tyrese isn't really that good of a choice for Luke Cage. He's too much of a pretty boy(and it's hard to lose that when you're the main character in a movie called "Baby Boy") when Luke clearly is supposed to be a rough and tumble type of guy. Plus, his acting isn't that good, and just looking at the previews for Annapolis, he can't do "tough guy" that well. A much better choice would have been someone like Mario Van Peebles.

 

[terry78]

^About 20 years ago, sure.

 

[Red Mask]

If Tyrese can just buff some more for the movie, I could become more convinced. We'll see as the time passes.

 

[tamron]

Henry Simmons would be a much better choice for Luke Cage, IMHO.

 

[Lightning Strykez!]

For the posters who inquired about this thread...it was actually in X-World, not here.

 

[Darthphere]

Hudlin is the worse thing to happen to black characters in the Marvel Universe. I'll never forgive him for making BP utter the line "You're straight trippin' boo."

 

[Arkady Rossovich]

Bishop was one of my favorite X-Men during the 1990`s,but its sad what was done to him now.I dont think anything will change..color wise...

You can't kill us.

Actually..it has been done before,and its actually going on now.