tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121130217304877410.post6255989272035374593..comments2024-03-22T05:29:18.132-07:00Comments on Shawn James, Black Freelance Writer: Shawn Checks A FanboyShawn Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11712216572467743626noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121130217304877410.post-75264936022351497342012-09-02T18:26:08.320-07:002012-09-02T18:26:08.320-07:00These comic book publishers today do not value you...These comic book publishers today do not value you as a customer. <br />------------------------<br /><br />Actually they do as long as you buy $30-100 a month of books of certain characters. Who happen to be a certain skin color and not an alien.<br /><br />As long as the 25 & up white male keeps buying Superman, Batman and others. They will cater to them. Look at the state of minorities in comics-especially after what was done to Black Panther & Static.<br /><br />Static's fan base contains the very kids you speak about-kids who should be reading comics to keep the industry alive. The kids who don't get upset when they see Miles Morales, Aqualad, Rocket or any character of color in the screen.<br /><br />Marvel & Dc won't go after them because they would mean losing some of those white male fans. Who hate diversity.<br /><br />I would love to use comics to encourage black kids to read too bad I can't find any with us in them.<br /><br />A famous award winner author once told me-there are VERY few books for young black males that are not the standard crime/hood/gangsta books. Dc could have taken that market with Static but we all know what happened and fear of fans have pretty much benched Static.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com