A deeper cut to good taste in general is Bendis’ Power Man. In one scene he has Luke Cage meeting Daredevil on a rooftop for some heavy news but the dud is too busy listening to his bigass headphones to pay attention. And when Cage does talk… I cringe. Not as bad as Mark Millar’s depiction of Falcon in an issue of Wolverine. Cap downs Wolvie with his shield and Falcon nods, ‘Respect.’ I’ve met Mark and he seems like a stand up guy… but that was pretty lousy.

At least John Stewart got plenty of screen time in the Justice League cartoon.

What is up with Hal Jordan, super racist? Man, I’m glad I missed that phase of his development.

Before I head out, I just wanted to mention that John Stewart, even from his first ( 1st ) appearance on, was one of the first originator(s) of black biligualism ( speaking coporate ( white ) and ebonics ( black ).

My man, John’s game is more advanced than even you know.

That’s just my $2.99 worth, and to paraphrase De La Soul, ” Instead of keepin’ it real, you try keepin’ it right. “

Dude, are you trippin’? Not all Black men have to talk slang and be thuggish. I even doubt you ARE Black.

It looks like we got another cat on here who can’t read!

The post wasn’t about the verbiage or the hustle, it was about the fact that your boy John Stewart reflected nothing about the nature of us from back then. Again i’ll say we were doing things that changed a culture and moved a nation — I gave one example. There are others outside one of the more salient bits I dropped that have nothing to with dancin’, shuck-n-jivin’, etc. Take off your goggles and reread that post again, Monti. Get off that literal wagon, bruh, and READ!!!

As for me tryin’ to prove to some random bama that I’m Black? C’MON BRUH!!! I see you’ve got one of those myspace joints, so, I hit you with a friends invite. Keep comin’ here for some Comics clue, sounds like you might need it :) I’ll holla.

To clarify, in 1984, Black people were making moves so significant that their cultural influence impacted an entire nation (as an example, I noted breakdancing). John Stewarts character reflected none of that.

Regarding my stab at John’s verbiage throughout the issue — it’s not about him jivin’, it’s about the fact that his character isn’t reflective of a Black man (period). Get Real? Most definitely! What we need are characters that are reflective of the culture, the time, etc.

Step back, reread that section and see if it comes through with new clarity. Diggin’ the perspective though — I just don’t feel that it gets to the meat of the post. Agree? Disagree? Holla! (and I appreciate you stoppin’ through..hope to see you back again!)

Colin Powell does not talk like Jay-Z. Barack Obama does not speak like Jesse Jackson or share the same exact politics.

The last thing comics needed was another pre-Bendis Luke Cage. Look at what happened to the Falcon. A character who first appeared as a good man was retconned as a former pimp. Ugh! Yeah, another black man as criminal.