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08-23-2016, 06:34 PM
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#271
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Hercules
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 13,814
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Originally Posted by Bmutha
I wonder how they would do that with MJ, though...
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long lost identical biracial twin sister that resurfaces just as the real MJ meets an unfortunate accident or has to move to Guam for some reason or another?
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08-24-2016, 11:09 AM
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#272
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Captain Marvel
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Land of the Free and Home of the DD's!
Posts: 3,278
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Originally Posted by MrYac
tell that to poor Nick Fury, when is the last time he hasn't been Sam Jackson in anything, movie or otherwise  |
Poor Nick Fury? The "White" version appeared back in 1963. You're talking about almost 40 YEARS as a white dude until Mr. Mark Millar created the "Black" version in 2001.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bmutha
True, but in fairness, the Ultimate version of Fury, which I think may have been modeled after Samuel L Jackson, existed long before he was cast in the movie. So, there was some precedence for that version of the character.
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This is correct.
I wanted an African-American Nick Fury to be director of SHIELD because the closest thing in the real world to this job title was held by Colin Powell at the time. I also thought Nick Fury sounded like one of those great, 1970s Blaxploitation names and so the whole thing coalesced for me into a very specific character, an update of the cool American super-spy Jim Steranko had done in the 70s and based on the Rat Pack, which seemed very nineteen sixties and due for some kind of upgrade.
http://www.businessinsider.com/samue...-millar-2015-4
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08-24-2016, 11:19 AM
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#273
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Hercules
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 13,814
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I'm fine with a black dude being the head of shield, but don't friggin call him Nick Fury. Make a new damn director, that's the crap those of us that complain hate. Just black facing an existing character shouldn't be an acceptable "update" to them no more than Whitewashing Luke Cage would be an acceptable update to him.
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08-24-2016, 11:53 AM
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#274
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Kiss my shiny metal arse!
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: New York City
Posts: 3,300
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrYac
I'm fine with a black dude being the head of shield, but don't friggin call him Nick Fury. Make a new damn director, that's the crap those of us that complain hate. Just black facing an existing character shouldn't be an acceptable "update" to them no more than Whitewashing Luke Cage would be an acceptable update to him.
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The head of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the books is a "new damn director". It's not the same Nick Fury.
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08-24-2016, 12:38 PM
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#275
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Captain Marvel
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Land of the Free and Home of the DD's!
Posts: 3,278
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrYac
I'm fine with a black dude being the head of shield, but don't friggin call him Nick Fury.
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You are familiar with the concept of alternate universes right?
Marvel and DC have built event stories around them since the beginning.
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08-24-2016, 04:46 PM
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#276
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curmudgeon Mod
Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: The Shire
Posts: 35,054
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The damn things invisible!
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08-24-2016, 06:08 PM
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#277
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Hercules
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 13,814
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ParisDean
The head of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the books is a "new damn director". It's not the same Nick Fury.
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yeah, it's "Nick Fury Jr" Nick's magically unknown half black also eye patched son....the house of ideas indeed. 
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08-31-2016, 11:55 PM
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#278
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U talkin' to me?
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 501
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it doesnt bother me in essence to see an African-American, or any other race, depicted as a "white" character. what does bother me is the lack of effort in creating diverse characters. i keep seeing corporate types use the excuse of our world is diverse as some sort of justification for these types of changes, and making them seem socially responsible. thats true in some regards. the fact is though that changes like this are driven by profits in an effort to gain revenue from segments of the population that dont currently relate to their products. what i do find bothersome is the idea of corporate folks sitting around a boardroom with a portfolio of their long running concepts discussing "who can we make black"..or "who can we make Hispanic" for the sake of big money. If not the case, there would be a real effort to create and develope some truly diverse characters...just my opinion though.
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09-01-2016, 10:39 AM
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#279
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Bub Mod
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Canada Bub!
Posts: 9,890
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Anyone else hear the rumor that the new female Electro is in Homecoming? Guy at my LCS, who is annoyingly regarded as an infallible font of all knowledge, was adamant that it is happening and confirmed.
I called BS and couldn't find a lick of information in this regard myself.
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09-01-2016, 11:09 AM
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#280
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Cobra Command
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 4,957
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Matches Malone
Anyone else hear the rumor that the new female Electro is in Homecoming? Guy at my LCS, who is annoyingly regarded as an infallible font of all knowledge, was adamant that it is happening and confirmed.
I called BS and couldn't find a lick of information in this regard myself.
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All I care about is Venom being the main villain in one of the sequels. 
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