#native comics

[lesbovampbugfreak]

BUY MY COMICS

[secretsocietyxmen]

Something that will always bug me is that both DC and Marvel have this huge backlog of Native characters that they do nothing with. They’ll introduce them, or use ones from acquired companies, put them in a team for a while, but then just drop them and leave them in comic limbo until a future creator brings them back.

List of Native American superheroes - Wikipedia

Like, look through this page (especially on the sections regarding the big two), and tell me how many of them make regular appearances. As in, either have a solo book, or a have main role in an ensemble/team book. It’s not going to be a lot, trust me.

Do you guys remember Equinox? The DC Cree heroine who gets her powers from her connection to the earth and “the seven pillars of Cree life”. She first appeared in 2014 and I’ve seen nothing of her in years. I only know about her because I read a bunch of wiki articles. She looks cool, so I’m considering looking into her.

Miiyahbin Marten (Prime Earth)

Miiyahbin "Mii" Marten is a 16-year-old Cree girl from Moose Factory Island, Ontario, who became the superhero Equinox. She uses the power o

That’s the point I’m making, comic companies have a hard time sticking with their Native representation, and we should hold that against them. We need more Native representation in media.

[dramyhsturgis]

Native Superheroes Are The Norm At This All-Indigenous Comics Store

Native Realities produces and distributes graphic novels and comics created for, and by, indigenous peoples around the world.

Due to the inherent visual nature of these books, it’s a perfect medium to subvert and complicate the typical representation of Native peoples.

[secretsocietyxmen]

Thinking about how neat it would be to have a comic company focused on Native stories.

Native superheroes, Native slice of life stories, Native romance, Native horror, Native fantasy, Native sci-fi, and so on. As well, it would mostly try to hire Native writers and artists for their stories. Like a Milestone Media for the modern day.

How would you guys feel about that?

[secretsocietyxmen]

My personal struggle is coming up with my own set of Native American superheroes, just to have some representation, only to realize:

I can’t draw.

I’m bad at explaining things.

Even if I made a post about them, odds are it wouldn’t get much attention, which really discourages info dumping for me.

... Life is suffering sometimes.

[bookriotcomics]

As a Native reader myself, anytime we’re in the comics and we’re portrayed in a good way, it feels good to be included and recognized. Adult readers enjoy Super Indian because I include cultural and generational references that resonate with them. Some older folks have been slow to see the value in telling our stories in comic form, mostly based on old prejudices. I feel when some elders saw the mini-comic I created about the Choctaw Code Talkers of World War I, they really started to see the opportunity to change stereotypes and bring light to some important stories that mainstream society had ignored. Native people are natural born storytellers – comics are just another way to express those talents. This has really lit a creative fire under some of the older Native artists and storytellers I’ve encountered.

from Native American Comics: An Interview With Arigon Starr