Isom is arguably the best-selling black character in independent comics of the last five years. The Rippaverse has done millions in revenue with characters from every walk of life. So why do the loudest voices about black characters in the mainstream ignore us or despise us? The follow-up to my video on black characters in superhero film: reverse-engineered conclusions, the scorecard they can’t pass themselves, why we put entertainment first, and the Malcolm X and Booker T. Washington playbook this company was actually built on.
