Sam Wilson: Captain America #21

[laughing_tree]

"Earlier in my reviews of this run, I commented that Spencer’s version of Sam Wilson reminded me a lot of President Barack Obama. Now that we’ve had more time with him, I see that he’s much more than that. He’s every black person that’s ever had to think about where they fall in the battle of injustice. He’s every one that’s been given power and had it stripped away. Which, eventually, boils down to practically every minority in America. [...] This current run of Captain America: Sam Wilson is going to end up on the syllabus of a really liberal, young-minded sociology professor one day." -- Black Nerd Problems

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The Field #4

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Justice Society of America: Fatherland - Part 4

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Black Panther and the Crew #1

[lordultimus]

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Sentry: Fallen Sun

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Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #7

[lordultimus]

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Batman and Populism

[commodus]

Before Bane was ever conceived, there was another villain who "broke the Bat". Deacon Blackfire, from 1988's The Cult. Who, despite having no real powers, is frighteningly successful purely by appealing to the worst emotions of those around him. It goes about as well as you'd expect...
TW: Blood, death, hanging.
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