![]() Marvel, Shuri and their friendship, high-powered fights, but also the tremendous range of roles Black women can play. ![]() Mohale Mashigo and Chris Allen’s “Decompression,” on the other hand, is a story of Ironheart, Ms. ![]() Representation that marginalizes is no representation at all, and when words seek to push you to the outer edges of your own narrative, it’s time to rewrite the story. This story is short, but cuts right to the heart of the book’s thesis statement. So it is quite fitting, then, that the first story in this book from John Ridley and Olivier Coipel is titled, “Words Matter.” Featuring a young Miles Morales, he edits his own script as he describes himself and his work as a superhero. At the same time, this issue elevates the audience as a whole, an audience of many colors and creeds that needs to know, unequivocally, that Black Lives Matter, on the page and off. ![]() Not simply to celebrate Black History Month, but to celebrate the Black experience, by lifting superheroes sky-high, and with them, all the children delighted to see representations of characters that look like them, families that sound like theirs, and a reality that comics can both reflect and transcend. From the first words of the introduction of from Nic Stone, the imperative of this week’s Marvel’s Voices - Legacy #1 is clear. ![]()
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