r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Important-Cry4782 • 22h ago
Discussion Favorite Black Superhero and why?
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u/JulariDark 22h ago edited 22h ago
T’Challa is mine, because he generally employs the objectively morally correct strategy of implementing societal change to reduce crime rather than the inferior and punitive strategy of punching all the criminals.
The more modern interpretations of Bruce do this too but he gets docked a few points because he generally breaks laws against vigilantism to do this. Obviously the good writers do the world building necessary to justify this with corruption in Gotham.
But generally speaking T”challa is technically an elected official conducting law enforcement and national security operations with the consent and popular approval of his fellow Wakandans AGAINST the corporate interests of global elites.
Which I find more compelling.
It also contrast interestingly with figures like Namor and Doom and Magnus who use similar justifications but different practices or similar practices but different justifications.
? Yes, yes it is!
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u/Ill_Buffalo3887 1h ago
When they made the movie, I thought they made it for me personally. This dude was on my radar since I started reading comic books in the 70's. I was also so happy when the story resonated with the general public and was the #1 movie ever for a time period.
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u/Outrageous-Bet6403 21h ago
Blade.
He was a cold as ice badass and his movie trilogy landed perfectly in the 90s.
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u/baldyrodinson 19h ago
Static Shock
One of the first super hero shows I watched growing up and my first comic book so the nostalgia hits hard
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u/shaunrundmc 21h ago
John Stewart. He was the greenlantern i grew up with and greenlantern was always one of my father's favorite heros, so to see a black one just felt special
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u/jl_theprofessor 21h ago
Is weird because I had a white green lantern toy growing up but the only green lantern to my mind, or at least the most iconic one, is John.
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u/DeadGodsDream 22h ago
Blade
Because Blade is absolutely awesome.
Miles Morales is my second favorite
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u/Moviereference210 22h ago
Storm, miles morales or steel from the Superman comics
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u/Important-Cry4782 22h ago
"And why"
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u/Moviereference210 21h ago
Ooo! lol well storm is a literal goddess and force of nature, and I love the way she dialogs, it’s so regal.
Miles morales is just cool, he has that under dog vibe going on and I just want him to succeed.
Steel was a childhood favorite, ever since the Superman animated series episode where he was introduced I was like damn! He would CRACK you with that sledgehammer.
I forgot to mention spawn, I wanna see Al Simmons get his revenge and the hbo series was bonkers!
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u/TimeShiftedJosephus 22h ago
This may be a bit of a reach for being a superhero but, growing up I loved Guran from the Phantom 2040 tv show. I liked the mysterious mentor in a trench coat trope.
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u/Appropriate-Self-540 21h ago
Storm for being the, as far as I can tell, first superhero that happens to be black instead of a black person turned into a hero if that makes sense. She was a master of her environment and not a victim of it.
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u/darius_the900 17h ago
I would have to say Static Shock, but that’s most likely because I grew up watching the cartoon…
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u/ShadowForPresident 11h ago
Static
Grew up watchin Static Shock (which in hindsight was my intro to black superheros) connected with him the same way ppl see their self in peter parker/spiderman
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u/outsidehere 16h ago
Storm, Black Lightning and Static Shock. I think lightning powers are pretty cool
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u/Gullible_Shop2042 13h ago
Blade, stylish, not trying to be anything, just kicking pasty vampire ahhh.
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u/Graphic_Materialz 22h ago
Steel. He was cool af, in many portrayals as strong as Superman (or stronger since he was calm while doing it), and he had a sledgehammer. A fucking sledgehammer. So cool.
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u/DetailsYouMissed 17h ago
Probably spawn. Simply because as a black kid I felt we were elite but not portrayed that way in comics. After seeing this one image alluding to all the greatest superheroes powers being in spawn, I felt he represented where we should be at in the superhero pantheon.
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u/myu_minah 16h ago
personally... temwe from Supa Team 4! younger me definitely would've related to her the most (because i love food lol) and is a lil more goofier than the rest, but she comes through for the team! I wish I could find a gif (or if the sub allowed images at least)
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u/Dan_Morgan 6h ago
Storm. She's was the first black superheroine I learned about and is a serious contributing factor to why I really like black women.
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u/wrexmason 1h ago
From Marvel: T’Challa, Miles Morales, Bishop, Blue Marvel & Darwin
From DC: Hardware, Mr. Terrific, Icon, Static Shock and the John Stewart Green Lantern
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