On a quasi-related note to the Marvel Studios takeover was the controversy generated when it was revealed that Idris Elba was cast in the movie as a Norse god. I wonder why couldn’t there be an African presence in this mythology since the Phoenicians were some of the world’s greatest sailors and certainly had made contact with Scandinavians and other northern Europeans? Anyhoo, white was upset to say the least. First Obama, then this…
Combat Jack showed me an early iteration of the cover with the headline ‘Idris Elba: The Black Man Is God’. I loved that headline but Combat Jack informed me that if The Source were to run that cover it might also be their last issue since advertisers would get the fux outta Dodge. Still and all the cover is pretty powerful, especially considering that Elba’s role in the film was just that of a cosmic doorman.
