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gay-jewish-bucky · 8 months
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Remember when H*yley Atw*ll said queer fans and fans of colour needed to "wait their turn" after people were hurt about both her blatant queerbaiting, and the total lack of diversity in Agent Carter, and how now she's constantly being pushed by Marvel Studios (and her own self-centred interviews about how "progressive" her casting is) as Cap, instead of Sam Wilson, the black man who actually holds the Captain America mantle, who is constantly ignored by the media and Marvel Studios itself?
Agent Carter Season 2 Premiere Tackles Racism with Jason Wilkes - Variety
(also no, mcu Peggy shares absolutely nothing with comic Peggy beyond name, Cynthia Glass did not have the "first interracial kiss" because she was a Nazi)
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Neena Thurman / Domino
She's literally the love of my life she's so gorgeous and funny. She's my favorite character of all time she's so lovely.
Nyota Uhura
Her role in the original series, despite being rather minor and restricted in how many lines she could have, was a turning point for black roles in 1960s TV. Years later, Whoopi Goldberg would say seeing a black woman on TV who wasn't a slave or a maid is what made her realize she could be an actor. Uhura had one of the first on screen interracial kisses on TV. When Nichelle Nichols was planning to quit in between seasons 2 and 3, Martin Luther King himself told her she couldn't because Uhura represented a future of equality and her presence on the show meant so much to the ongoing Civil Rights Movement. In the reboot movies, she's upgraded to a main character, replacing the racist doctor as part of the big three Trek characters. She's a brilliant linguist who speaks 83 languages, she's the top of her class, her ability to decode languages is what allows the Enterprise to survive and save the day in the first movie, she's the most emotionally intelligent member of the main trio, and she gets to be in a loving committed relationship without being reduced down to a love interest. I can't speak to Strange New Worlds!Uhura because I don't like the show, but people seem to love her there as well.
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ao3feed-sambucky · 1 month
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Taking It Slow
read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/xVmkbWe by Anonymous Sam makes a surprise visit to New York to check up on Bucky and winds up doing something he never thought he would: telling him how he really feels. It doesn't go as terribly as he thought it might. Words: 9675, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Alpine (Marvel), Yori Nakajima, Sarah Wilson (Marvel) Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Sam Wilson, James "Bucky" Barnes & Yori Nakajima Additional Tags: POV Sam Wilson (Marvel), POV Bucky Barnes, POV Alternating, Post-Avengers: Endgame (Movie), Old Steve Rogers (Avengers: Endgame) is A Skrull, Sam Wilson Loves Bucky Barnes, Bucky Barnes Goes to Therapy, Friends to Lovers, Developing Relationship, Mentioned Steve Rogers, Worried Sam Wilson (Marvel), Bucky Barnes's Metal Arm, Bucky Barnes Has Issues, Bucky Barnes Has Nightmares, Hurt Bucky Barnes, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Cat Owner Bucky Barnes, Consent, Insomniac Bucky Barnes, Awesome Sam Wilson, Grief/Mourning, Moving On, Past Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers, Feelings, First Kiss, Sad Bucky Barnes, Interracial Relationship, Insecure Bucky Barnes, Trust Issues, Soft Bucky Barnes, Getting Together, Denial, Town of Delacroix Louisiana (Marvel), Mild Sexual Content, Dry Humping, First Time, Kissing, Sweet Bucky Barnes read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/xVmkbWe
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Maria/Carol, Honeymoon fic, 800 words max, must include the word “judgement”
I've been sick so I've used this time to start catching up on some prompts to fill. I got you right here, my dude
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐛𝐨𝐬
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𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: maria rambeau x carol danvers
𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭: 800 on the dot
𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: fluff, a vacation quickly mentioned because of the word count.
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Maria and Carol don’t get married—it’s the ‘80s, and an interracial female marriage is still something that people cannot fathom. So, Maria and Carol don’t get married—under the law—but they spend their honeymoon like they are.
One morning during a period of Carol’s stay on Earth, she wakes her love up with the sweetest kisses. She’s much more energetic from having been alert already. Carol then encourages her to freshen up, and as a bouncing ball of energy, Carol who couldn’t wait to scoop Maria up in her arms in one swell swoop bridal style and flies the two up into the clouds.
The air blowing in her face and Maria’s arms locked around her neck are perfect distractions against her glitters of nervousness that worsen by the second.
Hovering among the clouds was like being among pink-golden cotton puffs, and being there looked like a painting; colored gold, pink, and pale violet. The morning sunlight bends around the clouds to stream as a multitude of rays and warming their skin.
It was marvelous. And then, Carol proposes with a ring. 
Carol Danvers lives a grandiose life, loses her memory, gains superhuman abilities, and loves Maria more fearlessly than before. Here, in another world where no one finds them, Carol proposes; this place used to appear only in dreams until she finds it in the perfect hour of sunrise. This place, she opens to Maria, is where she always thought would be the perfect place to love someone....
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hettiesworld · 1 year
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Hettie’s Love Hearts Challenge
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I have made a challenge. A Valentines Day challenge.
Rules are simple. There will be a bunch of dialogue prompts and love songs. You can choose any Marvel character to use in this challenge. Pick any of the things below and write a drabble/one-shot/series for this Valentines Day.
More Rules Below...
You can choose either a prompt, song or both of them.
You don’t have to follow me as this is for anyone and everyone. But I’d appreciate it!
There is, however, a limit of two prompts per writer (unless you’re doing a series, then you can have at least 4).
There is no limit of songs but there is a limit of 2 stories per character.
There can be smut and dark themes, just put a warning for them before you write the stories.
They can be either reader-insert or OC stories.
Ethnic, interracial, LGBTQ+ and polyamorous stories are welcome and encouraged.
Minimum of 500 words (unless there are drabbles - then that’s fine)
It must be an original work and not apart of an existing series.
No sexual situations with minors, no bodily functions and stuff like that.
Deadline is until the end of March.
When you have your stories written, tag me in those fics, and use the tag #hettieslovehearts2023
。・:*:・゚★,。・:*:・゚☆
Valentines Day prompts
“How fitting that we met on Valentine’s Day”
“I’m trying to tell you that I love you!”
“God, you’re beautiful”
“I hate to tell you this, but I’m allergic to those flowers”
“Good morning~ I love you.”
“Roses are red, violets are blue…You will always be my boo.”
“I set up the blanket fort. The password to get in is three words.”
“I’d be perfectly happy walking around and holding hands.”
“I love the presents you got me, but nothing compares to your hugs.”
Write your own!
Love songs prompts
At Last by Etta James
How Deep Is Your Love by Bee Gees
Late Night Talking by Harry Styles
A Thousand Years by Christina Perri
Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You by Frankie Valli
My Favourite Part by Mac Miller ft. Ariana Grande
Still Into You by Paramore
There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back by Shawn Mendes
Love on Top by Beyoncé
L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole
That’s the Way Love Goes by Janet Jackson
Kiss Me More by Doja Cat ft. SZA
Be creative with your stories remember! I will also participate in these!
@navybrat817​ @optimistic-dinosaur-nacho​ @jaqui-has-a-conspiracy-theory​ @freerebelmentality​ @cavillanche​ @raewritesfiction​ @averyrogers83​
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emerald-chaos · 3 years
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Welcome to the Sweethearts Diner
We pride ourselves on offering a unique dining experience full of personal choice and surprise twists! No two menu items will ever be the same, as we allow the patron to completely customize their own orders. So grab a date, sit on down, and enjoy the Sweethearts experience.
Friends! I am so freaking excited about hosting my first writing challenge. I want to give a HUGE shout out to @animehearteyes @wastingmylifeonbritishtv @spicynudlesoup and other friends who helped give me ideas and helped bring this particular idea to life. I couldn't have done this without their help and support.
Secondly, I wouldn't even be having this writing challenge right now if it weren't for you. Thank you for being a follower of mine, supporting me, and putting up with my bs all the time. I am so grateful for every single one of you it's not funny. I hope you enjoy this challenge and participate if you'd like!
This is my first writing challenge so if there's anything I can do to make it better or any tips that someone may have for me - please share!!!
I probably have way too many prompts, but i couldn't help myself hehehe.
Rules:
Just a few things to discuss as far as expectations go.
Please choose a prompt from below and a character to go with it and let me know via my ask box which you choose! Only one person per prompt. (if you want a different character, send me an ask! let's chat about it.)
Tropes, AUs, etc. are all optional and are not limited to what I have listed below. I give you all full creative liberties to add whatever you feel like speaks to you the most.
Works written for this challenge must be able to be read as standalone fics.
Any reader insert is welcomed for this challenge (LGBTQ+, BIPOC, interracial, polyamorous relationships and more are welcomed and encouraged!). If you would like to use an OC, again, send me an ask and let's chat about it!
500 word minimum but no maximum! Please add a "read more" line after 100-200 words.
If you are writing smut you MUST be 18 years of age or older. Please have your age in your bio so I can verify this.
Deadline for fics to be completed by: December 1st (this is not a hard deadline and if you feel like you need more time, i'm happy to extend things for you.)
Hard no's for the fics: toilet stuff, bestiality, sexual situations including minors.
Dark fics are welcomed but most be tagged appropriately.
Just because a prompt is listed under a fluffy, smutty, or angsty category does not mean it is excluded to only that category. Things can be intertwined, added, and whatever at the writer's discretion!
Please include warnings where necessary.
Please tag me so I can follow the stories and read them! Use the tags included at the bottom of this post.
Who are you bringing along as your date?
Any Sebastian Stan character, including but not limited to: Bucky Barnes, Mickey Henry, Frank (endings, beginnings), Chris (destroyer), etc.
Any Chris Evans character, including but not limited to: Steve Rogers, Andy Barber, Ransom Drysdale, Ari Levinson, Collin Shea, etc.
Any Marvel character, including but not limited to: Sam Wilson, Wanda Maximoff, Natasha Romanoff, Peter Parker, Tony Stark, etc.
Choose your main course:
Sweet
“What would you wanna marry me for anyhow?” “So I can kiss you anytime I want.” Sweet Home Alabama @dreamlessinparis
“When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible." When Harry Met Sally
“I've come here with no expectations, only to profess, now that I am at liberty to do so, that my heart is, and always will be, yours." Sense and Sensibility @dolcezzasfantasy
"You're late." "You're stunning." "You're forgiven." Pretty Woman @bucksdolll
"I like you very much. Just as you are." Bridget Jones's Diary
"You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on." Pride and Prejudice @wastingmylifeonbritishtv
"What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey, that's a pretty good idea. I'll give you the moon.” It’s a Wonderful Life @velvetcardiganbucky
"It was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together, and I knew it. I knew it the first time I touched her. It was like coming home, only to no home I'd ever known. I was just taking her hand to help her out of a car and I knew it. It was like magic." Sleepless in Seattle @thefallenbibliophilequote
“You’re the first boy I ever kissed, and I want you to be the last.” Sweet Home Alabama @vanillanaps
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return.” Moulin Rouge @lokithealligator
"You don't marry someone you can live with, you marry the person you cannot live without." PS I Love You @doll1917
“Have you ever fallen in love with someone you haven’t even talked to?” While You Were Sleeping @hey-its-grey
“I love you.” “Thanks.” Breakfast At Tiffany’s
“I just need to know that it’s possible that two people can stay happy together forever.” Juno @abovethesmokestacks
“As you wish.” The Princess Bride
“Yes, i’m drunk. And you’re beautiful. And tomorrow morning, i’ll be sober but you’ll still be beautiful.” The Dreamers @shieldedreams
Spicy
“Nice boys don’t kiss like that.” “Oh yes they fucking do.” Bridget Jones’s Diary @bucksmotel
“You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how.” Gone with the Wind @lavendercitizen
“Be still my beating vagina.” Mamma Mia 2 @starbuckie
“Are you trying to seduce me?” “Why? Are you seducible?” A Walk To Remember @slutfornat
“I gotta get outta here pronto. I got a stage five clinger. A stage five, virgin clinger.” Wedding Crashers @sableseb
“You’re really wearing that dress like you’re doing it a favor.” Crazy, Stupid Love @sunshinebuckybarnes
“I’ll have what she’s having.” When Harry Met Sally
“You know what? It’s time to go home.” “Really? That’s forward of you. But okay, I’ll do it.” Crazy, Stupid Love @soldatsass
“You must forgive my lips...they find pleasure in the most unusual places.” A Good Year @buckycuddlebuddy
“What do you say we blow this joint and then each other?” Love & Other Drugs @aphrogeneias
“You should be kissed every day, every hour, every minute.” The Lucky One @luxeavenger
“Lift your skirt. Lift it higher. Higher. Higher. Lift it higher.” The Piano @sobluesobeautiful
“How would you like to have a sexual encounter so intense it could conceivably change your political views?” The Sure Thing @specialk-18
“I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.” Bull Durham @the-iceni-bitch
“I don’t bite, you know...unless it’s called for.” Charade @yelenabeloveme
Bitter
"I'd rather fight with you than make love with anyone else." The Wedding Date
I love you. I've loved you for nine years. I've just been too arrogant and scared to realize it, and, well, now, I'm just scared." My Best Friend's Wedding
"I wanna marry you because you're the first person I wanna look at when I wake up in the morning, and the only one I wanna kiss goodnight. Because the first time that I saw these hands, I couldn't imagine not being able to hold them." Definitely, Maybe @turbolisedcomet
"I wanted it to be you. I wanted it to be you so badly." You've Got Mail @bucky-soldat
I love you. I knew it the minute I met you. I'm sorry it took so long for me to catch up." Silver Linings Playbook @clints-lucky-arrow
“In my opinion, the best thing you can do is find someone who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what have you.” Juno
"I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once." The Fault in Our Stars @divine-mistake
"Don't forget: I'm also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her." Notting Hill @coffeebucko // @bbonkyy (writing blog)
"So it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard, and we're gonna have to work at this every day. But I wanna do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever. You and me. Every day." The Notebook @bibbidibobbidibucky
“We'll always have Paris." Casablanca
"I'd rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing you." Pocahontas @carrotfantasimp
“You said you couldn't be with someone who didn't believe in you. Well, I believed in you. I just didn't believe in me." Pretty in Pink @redbullchick
“I knew I’d never be able to remember what she wore that day. But I also knew I’d never forget the way she looked.” Father of The Bride
“I can’t see anything I don’t like about you.” Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
“You were the only thing in my life that was real.” Blue is the Warmest Color @ambrosiase
“What am I allergic to?” “Pine nuts. And the full spectrum of human emotion.” The Proposal @wintersfrost
“Trust me when I say if a guy is treating you like he doesn’t give a shit, he genuinely doesn’t give a shit.” He’s Just Not That Into You
“Some people are meant to fall in love with each other, but are not meant to be together.” 500 Days of Summer @christowhore
“I think you are the most selfish person on the planet.” “That’s just silly. Have you met everyone on the planet?” 2 Weeks Notice
“Three days ago I loathed you. I used to dream about you getting hit by a car. Or poisoned.” The Proposal
“Secondly, don’t let anyone ever make you feel like you don’t deserve what you want.” 10 Things I Hate About You @notwithoutyou-buckybarnes
“I feel like I’ve just found out my favorite love song was written about a sandwich.” 27 Dresses
“Why should I live up to other people’s expectations instead of my own?” 10 Things I Hate About You
“Neat freak. Healthy. Non-smoker. Single. I hate my horrible life.” The Holiday
“I miss you. If there’s anything you ever need, I won’t be far away.” Forrest Gump @rivkele
“I will not be the person you settle for because you cannot have her. I won’t do it. Not when I’ve spent my whole life loving you.” Little Women
Choose a side (trope optional; including but not limited to):
Enemies to lovers
Friends to lovers
One Bed
Love triangle
Fake relationship
Crossover
Body swap
Arranged marriage
Accidental marriage
Amnesia
Pining/longing/yearning
Exes back to lovers
Looking to sweeten the deal? Try one of our desserts! (AU optional; including but not limited to):
College
Coffee shop
Time travel/decades (does this go here or somewhere else?)
Soulmates
Mafia/Mob
Biker
Pirate
Modern
Single Dad
Sugar Daddy
Dad's Best Friend/Best Friend's Dad
Viking
Librarian
Florist
CEO
Bartender
Bodyguard
Chef
Horror
Sweethearts Diner Jukebox Time Machine Challenge
To make your menu item combinations more challenging, pop a quarter in our magic jukebox! Some say the jukebox helps the generation of the music come alive (stories may be written in the style of a different era for an added challenge! Who wouldn't love a renaissance bucky? 👀)
Decade eras (40’s, 70’s, 80’s, etc.)
Renaissance era
Medieval era
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nepenthe-fandom · 2 years
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i think it’s funny how when white people who fit the beauty standard so much as GLANCE at each other in a show or movie not even talk or show any implications of being anything close to friends far less a romantic relationship people ship them. BUT WHEN THERES CLEAR EVIDENCE or just a bunch of content between either two poc or usaully a poc and a white counterpart it’s all of a sudden yeah no i can’t see them as romantic it’s a platonic relationship. EVEN if they say i love u. EVEN when they live with the fact that they’re giving up thier freedom for the other person and can possibly DIE by the hands of the other, even when they wear a kiss the cook apron. it cannot been seen as anything other than platonic. ESPECIALLY if thier a poc and are not cut with washboard abs or a thin frame. cause how could someone whose not white and tiny ever find love right ? marvel fans accept borderline incest over an interracial couple that doesn’t fit western beauty standard.
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siancore · 3 years
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Bucky dating Sarah would be great. We never see a dark-skinned black woman with a white fave in movies. She seems interested, the flirtation was mutual. I don't know if Marvel has the balls to put an interracial couple on the screen, but it would be just as good.
Absolutely agree. I think she’s interested. I mean, Bucky was flashing that smile at her every chance he got. Haven’t seen him turn on the charm like that since CATFA. I hope we get more scenes with them. They’re cute together. I want Bucky to bring her flowers and ask if he can hold her hand. I want them to dance to Billie Holiday’s ‘The Very Thought of You’. I want Bucky to spin her around as they laugh until their faces hurt in the best kind of way. I want her to get all shy when he tells her she’s as pretty as picture and then asks if he can kiss her. When she tells him yes, I want him to kiss her hand first before cupping her face and pressing his lips to hers. I want Bucky to romance Sarah. She deserves it. 
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ao3feed-sambucky · 1 month
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Taking It Slow
read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/rb31Me5 by Anonymous Sam makes a surprise visit to New York to check up on Bucky and winds up doing something he never thought he would: telling him how he really feels. It doesn't go as terribly as he thought it might. Words: 9675, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Alpine (Marvel), Yori Nakajima, Sarah Wilson (Marvel) Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Sam Wilson, James "Bucky" Barnes & Yori Nakajima Additional Tags: POV Sam Wilson (Marvel), POV Bucky Barnes, POV Alternating, Post-Avengers: Endgame (Movie), Old Steve Rogers (Avengers: Endgame) is A Skrull, Sam Wilson Loves Bucky Barnes, Bucky Barnes Goes to Therapy, Friends to Lovers, Developing Relationship, Mentioned Steve Rogers, Worried Sam Wilson (Marvel), Bucky Barnes's Metal Arm, Bucky Barnes Has Issues, Bucky Barnes Has Nightmares, Hurt Bucky Barnes, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Cat Owner Bucky Barnes, Consent, Insomniac Bucky Barnes, Awesome Sam Wilson, Grief/Mourning, Moving On, Past Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers, Feelings, First Kiss, Sad Bucky Barnes, Interracial Relationship, Insecure Bucky Barnes, Trust Issues, Soft Bucky Barnes, Getting Together, Denial, Town of Delacroix Louisiana (Marvel), Mild Sexual Content, Dry Humping, First Time, Kissing, Sweet Bucky Barnes read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/rb31Me5
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ealeczander · 2 years
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To all the posts going around about “Why does nobody talk about Phastos?” “The first gay kiss in a marvel movie happened and nobody is mentioning it”
I have an answer for you. Nobody is talking about it because it happened naturally. The marketing team did not make a big deal out of it, announcing for the 2848221 time that they’re introducing the “first” gay character in a Disney movie. They didn’t try to market to the “woke” culture or pander to the lgbt+.
Eternals has a main cast of majority poc, two women as leaders, 5 interracial relationships and a gay relationship. And none of that is used as a selling point. There wasn’t outraged journalism or woke journalism used to create hype for the movie.
It just happened, it was part of the story and viewers reacted the exact same way a normal person would react to the kiss- they saw it, acknowledged it and moved forward. It wasn’t a big deal because a gay kiss should not be a big deal, it should be something normal.
And when it’s put in a movie where insecure men won’t project themselves onto the male characters, or homophobic women won’t blame the movie for ruining their child’s view on a “normal” family, then to every other sane person who watched the film, this was normal.
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classicmarvelera · 3 years
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Dignified Don
Like we said before in one of our articles that the 1970s was the most chaotic decade for Marvel Comics but at the same time, it witnessed a creative explosion which was unique, diverse and even risky for that era 
The only decade that was creatively more explosive than it was the decade that preceded it (when Stan Lee, Jack Kirby & Steve Ditko led the charge) 
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One of the unsung heroes of the 70s is Don McGregor and while he worked on titles such as Power-Man (Luke Cage), Morbius the Living Vampire, The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu; his MOST notable works happen to be Jungle Action featuring The Black Panther and Killraven 
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Buy Marvel Legends Retro Collection Black Panther Action Figure
What makes Don McGregor’s Jungle Action run critically acclaimed? Well he believed in the character of Black Panther for starters and it was that belief that led to him changing the narrative of the comic itself. From being a storyline pushing Kipling’s “White Man’s Burden” for Africa; he decided to make this comic center around Black Panther and Wakanda’s narrative or POV
Much of the characters we see today on the silver-screen that are part of Wakanda-verse came as a result of McGregor’s Jungle Action run. If Erik Killmonger is your favorite then thank Don and Rich Buckler for creating it
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Art by Rich Buckler (Jungle Action no. 8)  
Today’s generation might find it weird but Don is the one who made way for interracial kissing in comics. Yes, before him it wasn’t conceivable despite the fact that Marvel had led the industry by introducing an African superhero (Black Panther) as well as an African American superhero (The Falcon) in 60s. In case of Jungle Action, it was between Taku and Venomm
His run wouldn’t have garnered so much praise had it not been for the artists who worked with him to visualize his stories. Two most notable names: Rich Buckler and Billy Graham 
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Billy Graham (left) 
Don’s approach towards Black Panther, Wakanda and its main characters was so well thought out that it won praise from all segments of comic book readership, the critics as well as peers. He won Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing, his Panther’s Rage story is considered Marvel’s first graphic novel by critic Jason Sacks while the late Dwayne McDuffie went on to say: 
“This overlooked and underrated classic is arguably the most tightly written multi-part superhero epic ever. ...It's damn-near flawless, every issue, every scene, a functional, necessary part of the whole. Okay, now go back and read any individual issue. You'll find seamlessly integrated words and pictures; clearly introduced characters and situations; a concise (sometimes even transparent) recap; beautifully developed character relationships; at least one cool new villain; a stunning action set piece to test our hero's skills and resolve; and a story that is always moving forward towards a definite and satisfying conclusion. That's what we should all be delivering, every single month. Don [McGregor] and company did it in only 17-story pages per issue.” - Dwayne McDuffie
In 1989, Don would team-up with legendary artist Gene Colan for Panther’s Quest and two years later he and Dwayne Turner would work on Black Panther limited series entitled: Panther’s Prey which would mark an end to McGregor’s run on the character. He would continue his work by writing for Morbius, Spider-Man and Blade till the late 90s 
End Note   
The real story always remains buried under facts. In case of Don, his story is about a white male taking the task of writing stories about ethnic characters at a time when race relations are sensitive to say the least. What we learn from his story is that as long as we have a better understanding about our surroundings and even our world which includes people from other backgrounds, coupled with the belief that they too deserve to be shown in a heroic light; will lead to a masterwork(s) whose influence would go far and wide 
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby led the way by showing the world that anyone can be a hero irrespective of their cast, color or creed. They showed that there can be an advanced nation who’s not white but Don made Black Panther a favorite for African Americans, Whites, Hispanics, Asians...the world by giving it the depth it deserved thanks to antagonists that made him shine brighter in the world of comics      
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