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Marvel's Behind the Mask

It's rare for me to craft a story from the perspectiveof being a Black writer, because I...

It's rare for me to craft a story from the perspective
of being a Black writer, because I don't
consider myself a "Black writer." I'm a writer. I can write anything

Full Transcript

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It's rare for me to craft a story
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from the perspective of being a Black writer,
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because I don't consider myself a "Black writer."
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I'm a writer. I can write anything.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:04
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Marvel New Media,Strike Anywhere,Tarmac Creative

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Movie Summary

Meet the writers and artists behind characters like Black Panther, Miles Morales, Ms. Marvel, Luke Cage, the X-Men, Captain Marvel, and many other characters in the Marvel Universe, highlighting their impact on pop culture and media.
I wrote Luke Cage for a long time. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:13
I wrote Luke Cage for a long time.
I think that it does start out as this exploitative piece, - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:09
I think that it does start out as this exploitative piece,
To go from, say, like this kind of jive-talkin', - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:14
To go from, say, like this kind of jive-talkin',
I think identity in comics is huge. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:34
I think identity in comics is huge.
Rubbley-ub-dub, - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:22
Rubbley-ub-dub,
For instance, at the end of the heyday of the Golden Age of comics, - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:16
For instance, at the end of the heyday of the Golden Age of ...
Larry Hama talks about this. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:33
Larry Hama talks about this.
There were no Black people - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:19
There were no Black people
And Stan had to call him up and kind of ream them out over it - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:13
And Stan had to call him up and kind of ream them out over i...
Gabe Jones ends up looking more gray and more like stone in a lot of issues - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:19
Gabe Jones ends up looking more gray and more like stone in ...
You can yell and pound the desk all you want. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:10
You can yell and pound the desk all you want.
It's more lasting and it has more meaning if you become part of what it is - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:34
It's more lasting and it has more meaning if you become...
"What are you guys, crazy?" - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:18
"What are you guys, crazy?"
Since everybody in the cast was Wakandan, - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:11
Since everybody in the cast was Wakandan,
Don McGregor, his Black Panther was a cutting-edge series at the time. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:22
Don McGregor, his Black Panther was a cutting-edge series at...
So the Black Panther, he's in Africa. It's deep, dark Africa. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:13
So the Black Panther, he's in Africa. It's deep, d...
Wait a second. This is not a trope anymore. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:22
Wait a second. This is not a trope anymore.
There was a resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan at the time... - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:36
There was a resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan at the time...
This goes right to the heart of, - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:09
This goes right to the heart of,
As the books went along, it became more and more apparent - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:06
As the books went along, it became more and more apparent