This is horrible. Johns and Humphries should write Simon Baz as a character, not a racial stereotype. The gun is just ridiculous and adds nothing special to the character.
I don't think you understand how pandering works. DC and Marvel created new Muslim, Female, Black or any other non-white or non-male characters to draw in a bigger crowd. It has nothing to do with a character whose creation comes from a place of creativity. These characters were not generated by writers or artists, they were forced to be created because producers, managers and marketing experts said it was a faster way of getting people interested.
Honestly, all this and other characters have done is alienate me from Marvel and DC and I'm not the only one
This video summarizes well what is going on and how even in the wake of terrible comic sales, so long as liberal critics keep praising Marvel and DC for progressive characters and stories, they'll keep producing them.
Honestly, the only way to change Marvel and DC now would be for a huge majority of fans to just stop consuming their media. I did and have since been reading Invincible, Hellboy, and a few other comics along the way, including the new run for Captain Canuck.
I would rather never get a new DC or Marvel book again if it meant I didn't have to choke down the clearly modern political tripe they're attempting to force down consumers throats.
I read comics to enjoy fantastic heroes and villains in fictitious worlds where they battle and don't mention facebook, twitter or current politics. Marvel has kept the Nazis as the bad guys for about 50+ years because they are the go-to bad guys...and now so is Cap...
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