DC Comics, Blinded by Whiteness
2025, at first glance, appeared to be a promising year for Black characters at DC. Black Lightning had returned in a brand new mini-series, and was on its third issue, and the DC Power one-shot returned for its third annual release. Outside of the main continuity, Absolute Green Lantern continued to sell out on store shelves alongside the other titles in the Absolute Universe, and the Milestone Returns Universe concluded in the pages of Shadow Cabinet. As the year progressed, writers Jeremy Adams and Morgan Hampton would collaborate on the Green Lantern Corps, featuring leads John Stewart and Sojourner “Jo” Mullein. Mr Terrific: Year One, written by award-winning journalist Al Letson, was released alongside the new Superman film. The year would close with the return of fan favorite character Static in the pages of Batman/Static: Beyond.
These projects, while well-written and worthy of praise, all share the same limitation: none of them was an ongoing series. In DC’s main continuity, there is not a single solo ongoing series featuring a Black main character. The only current title in the DC line-up that does is Absolute Green Lantern, and again, it does not tie into the main DC continuity. The last ongoing mainline title led by a black character was I Am Batman by Academy Award-winning writer John Ridley, centering on Timothy “Jace” Fox. This series concluded after 18 issues on February 14, 2023. Since then, DC has relied almost exclusively on mini and limited series for its Black characters, leaving fans to ask “why?”
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