True. This is a truly meaningful moment for the character. It give Stewart a different view on being a hero.

0 3
2021-10-04

This story gives us a John Stewart who is confident and cautious on the one hand and seemingly reckless on the other. Still, you can read his action as trying to protect and the writing places him in a negative light.

1 5
2021-10-04

Jordan's assumptions about Stewart are meant to address white skepticism. What is really interesting is the system (in the form of the Guardians) is telling it is ok. The story quickly seek to humanize Stewart. You can't hate anyone with a milkshake. mustache

1 6
2021-10-04

I think it is telling that Hal Jordan has trouble seeing John as a good candidate. He is overruled by the Guardians. Eventually his heroic prove him suitable, but clearly the comic wants to consider individual versus systemic wrongs.

3 5
2021-10-04

To me, this is one of the finest moment of comic storytelling. These panels are as much about the "idea" of America as Captain America. It become a commentary on the dream, which Coates reflect upon in his run.

1 2
2021-07-11

They’ve often use slight details to call attention to the complexity around evil through visual cues. Looks at her eyes in this panel. Is that a US or Nazi symbol?

1 3
2021-07-11

This issue goes out of it way to reminds us a dark and deadly history for African Americans. In some ways it goes by so quickly, but each panel is filled with a complex history that speaks to colonialism, slavery, and power.

1 2
2021-07-11

I think she is meant to represent a communal understanding about injustice at some level. This scene in the kitchen highlight how often trauma faced by blacks are especially impose on mothers and wives.

1 3
2021-07-11

I think the series makes it clear how racism is dangerous for everyone.

1 3
2021-07-04

I do think this calls our attention to the limitation of working within the system. You can argue that every black response runs into a white power structure.

3 5
2021-07-04

I agree, but I think this is intentional. He is a family man and his reactions in the first issue signal to the audience the real dilemma faced by every person of color. When and how to fight.

1 1
2021-07-04

I think another standout in the Spiderverse has been Spider-Gwen. Given the place of Gwen Stacey in Spider-Man lore, it interesting to see the character empowered in the alternative narratives.

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2021-01-21