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October 31, 2020October 31, 2020

THE BIBLE OF ‘BOND, JAMES BOND’ [Career Reflection]: R.I.P. Sean Connery (1930-2020).

Contrary to popular belief, Sean Connery is not the first actor to play James Bond. From October 1954 and June 1958, CBS aired a dramatic anthology series called Climax! The show featured one-hour adaptation of classic stories like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye. Many of the episodes were performed …

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October 11, 2020

I SUPPORT BLACK SUPERHEROES [Belser-Verse, Part 12]: Born To Raise Hell!

The forces of darkness! The depths of Hell! Exacting vengeance upon the wicked of the Earth!! Those phrases go hand and hand with the hero in today's article: the dark avenger known as.. Spawn. CREATION Spawn is the brainchild of legendary comic creator Todd McFarlane. McFarlane became a superstar among comic fans as both a …

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October 4, 2020October 4, 2020

I SUPPORT BLACK SUPERHEROES [Belser-Verse, Part 11]: The Earth Sentry.

Because of how generous I am -- and because of the fact that I don't know when I'll ever get a chance to talk about this character again -- I'd like to talk about an unofficial member of the Captain Marvel family. Like Monica Rambeau, this one also happens to be of the African-American persuasion. …

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September 24, 2020

I SUPPORT BLACK SUPERHEROES [Belser-Verse, Part 10]: Feel The Glow…

As I'm writing this article, I realized I was also unintentionally making a new chapter to an earlier series I did for GodHatesGeeks: THE SAGA OF CAPTAIN MARVEL (There's more in the Belser-Verse section on this website! You'll dig it!). Contrary to popular belief, Carol Danvers is not the first female have the mantle of Captain …

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September 19, 2020September 21, 2020

I SUPPORT BLACK SUPERHEROES [Belser-Verse, Part 9]: Born to Be Wild.

If there is any woman that embodies the Chaka Khan song "I'm Every Woman", it would be Mari McCabe. Successful fashion model. Talk show host. Passionate animal rights activist. She's also a superhero who can summon the powers of any Earth animal that ever existed through an ancient talisman created by the African god Anansi. …

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September 11, 2020

I SUPPORT BLACK SUPERHEROES [Belser-Verse, Part 8]: Oh-So-Right.

In the age of Afros, bell bottoms and jive talk, Marvel introduced a character clearly inspired by the females heroines seen in movies like Foxy Brown and Cleopatra Jones and TV shows like Get Christie Love! ("You're under arrest, Sugah!"). That character is the super sexy supercop Misty Knight... Creation and Inspiration Knight was first …

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August 20, 2020August 20, 2020

I SUPPORT BLACK SUPERHEROES [Belser-Verse, Part 7]: A Goddess Among X-Men.

In previous ISBSH articles, we've explored mainly male superheroes. I feel that it's only right to show that gender has nothing to do with heroism, since real life African American heroines like Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and Angela Davis have shown the world the ability of a strong black woman. Now is my chances to …

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July 18, 2020July 18, 2020

I SUPPORT BLACK SUPERHEROES [Belser-Verse, Part 6]: ‘Soul’ Brother Supreme

I SUPPORT BLACK SUPERHEROES [Belser-Verse, Part 3]: Blade The Daywalker!

One of the main objectives with this series of articles is to shine light on black superheroes that don't really get talked about. Case-in-point would be today's subject who was created around the same time as other well-known black Heroes like Luke Cage and Black Lightning but has never gotten that same level of recognition. …

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