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posted by martyb on Monday October 01 2018, @10:14PM   Printer-friendly

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Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors is a sweet superhero tale where, yes, a group of younger heroes come together to battle an extremist group. But more importantly than that, it's a superhero tale with diversity oozing out of every animated frame.
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Ms. Marvel, who idolizes Captain Marvel and is inspired by her, instead leads the Secret Warriors movie, showcasing her origin tale, her relationship with her mother and her struggle for acceptance in a culture that is adverse to the creation of the Inhumans -- the latter being people who gain superpowers after getting into contact with a gas substance called Terrigen Mists.

What Secret Warriors is doing particularly well is that it isn't shying away from its focus on diversity in any part of its plot. In particular, the storyline aims at a brewing conflict between humans and an extremist group of Inhumans, the latter believing that a war between the two groups is inevitable. Khan ends up stuck in the middle, as an Inhuman herself who doesn't believe the conflict is needed.

Another refreshing carryover from Marvel comics is America Chavez. Her origin story, which sees Chavez's two mothers sacrificing themselves to protect their daughter, remains completely intact and sympathetic. Chavez herself demonstrates herself as a formidable ally, having super strength and the ability to fly. It's a nice start for LGBT representation on the animated side of the Marvel universe for now.

Wasn't Captain Marvel a man?


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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday October 01 2018, @11:18PM (2 children)

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Monday October 01 2018, @11:18PM (#742532) Homepage Journal

    Wasn't Captain Marvel a man?

    The original one was. There have been more than half a dozen though if I remember correctly. About half of them were women.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 02 2018, @04:54AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 02 2018, @04:54AM (#742646)

    Wasn't Captain Marvel a man?

    The original one was.

    Got it, so basically the same thing as what they did with Thor and Iron Man.

    • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday October 02 2018, @10:38AM

      by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Tuesday October 02 2018, @10:38AM (#742700) Homepage Journal

      Nope. They didn't hit you in the face with a brick then call you a piece of shit for not enjoying it. They pretty much just made it a job title rather than a persona after the first one and the subsequent holders of the position respected the previous holders rather than shitting all over them. So, more like Green Lantern or The Flash.

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