Category: blaxploitation

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+ augustus freeman iv, blaxploitation, buck wild, comics, dc comics, dwayne mcduffie, iceberg slim, icon, luke cage, milestone comics, pimp: the story of my life, representation, steve englehart

Introducing Your Tour Guide, Buck Wild

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Recently, I discussed representation in Milestone Comics’ Icon. Today, I want to continue that discussion by focusing on the character of Buck Wild in the Icon series. Buck Wild originally appeared in Icon #13, and as Dwayne McDuffie has made clear, he serves as a commentary on the Black characters that appeared in mainstream comics’ during the 1970s onward. As Rebecca Wanzo notes, “By … Read More Introducing Your Tour Guide, Buck Wild

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+ black panther, blaxploitation, don mcgregor, jungle action, luke cage, marvel, panther vs. the klan, paul laurence dunbar, ralph ellison, t'challa, Uncategorized, w.e.b. dubois, wakanda

The Black Panther and Racial Profiling in Jungle Action #20

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In preparation for the February 2018 premier of the Black Panther film, I started to delve into Don McGregor’s incarnation of Black Panther in the revived Jungle Action series from 1972-1976. The reemergence of the series, and the foregrounding of T’Challa took place in correlation with Marvel’s launching of Luke Cage, a series that looked to capitalize on the rise of Blaxploitation films during the … Read More The Black Panther and Racial Profiling in Jungle Action #20

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