Please Help question regarding 9/11 and comics

[Jarren]

My friend is doing her thesis on comics and she would like to know if any comics, Superheroes or villains.(She has all the commemorative comics) dealing with 9/11 Portraying people of Middle Eastern descent in a negative light,evil or malevolent. Thanks in advance it is a difficult question to ask without sounding disrespectful but it is for an academic study no harm is meant.

[Fedoraman]

In befo da lock.

[djpinkpanther67]

IBTL

[nwpassage]

No idea, but I think it's a great idea. May bring comics back into relevance.

 

Just an opinion.

 

 

[hulksmashdave]

This thread will get deleted, but I don't remember any comics portraying anything except the facts of what happened. I could be wrong though.

[Jarren]

come on I have been a member for 4 years. The least I could get would be a direction of where I could ask a question like this. Comics are famous for its propaganda during times of war certainly there is an answer to this question somewhere.

[Jarren]

okay I appreciate the honesty

[oakman29]

IBTL

[nwpassage]

The subject has been avoided completely, and much like the rest of the press only christians are allowed to be villianized. I could point you in that direction if you wished.

[hulksmashdave]

come on I have been a member for 4 years. The least I could get would be a direction of where I could ask a question like this. Comics are famous for its propaganda during times of war certainly there is an answer to this question somewhere.

 

This was the time period that I REALLY got back into comics and I collected all of the mainstream titles. I really don't remember anything in the mainstream story lines that was negative. Like I said, I really just remember them presenting how the heroes related to what happened factually.

[Jarren]

please thank you nwpassage send me a message if you do not mind I would be most grateful

[Jarren]

come on I have been a member for 4 years. The least I could get would be a direction of where I could ask a question like this. Comics are famous for its propaganda during times of war certainly there is an answer to this question somewhere.

 

This was the time period that I REALLY got back into comics and I collected all of the mainstream titles. I really don't remember anything in the mainstream story lines that was negative. Like I said, I really just remember them presenting how the heroes related to what happened factually.

 

Thanks that was helpful I as well could not remember much but I did not want to say no without atleast asking the question on these boards

[Snake Eyes]

Check the Captian America books from the Marvel Knights series that debuted in June 2002...volume four I believe? Anyway, vaguely remember instensely patriotic covers (# 2 and #3 for sure) and the main enemy being a terrorist called Shaytan...cannot recall his ethnicity or if he was protrayed in a manner different from any other villian, but maybe worth checking out.

[He11blazer]

 

I should think all the mainstream comics have bent over backwards to show their politically correct credentials (and I don't mean that to sound as cynical as it does). You are far more likely to find negative portrayals of Arabs, Muslims, etc in comics before 911.

 

 

[hulksmashdave]

Check the Captian America books from the Marvel Knights series that debuted in June 2002...volume four I believe? Anyway, vaguely remember instensely patriotic covers (# 2 and #3 for sure) and the main enemy being a terrorist called Shaytan...cannot recall his ethnicity or if he was protrayed in a manner different from any other villian, but maybe worth checking out.

 

Also calling him a terrorist would void stereotyping middle eastern people.

[JazzMan]

Ooh, when do we burn the comics?

 

[Jarren]

thanks for all the replies I am trying to gather as much info from this thread as I can before it goes away

[AtlasFan]

I dont think you would ever see mainstream covers or depictions of Middle Easteners in the same manner that comics depicted the Nazis and Japanese during WW2.

 

If anything, I would imagine that in these days of political correctness, most publishers would go in the other direction to show them in a better light.

 

On the other hand, I do recall that a Tea Party rally was depicted as an angry mob in an issue of Captain America last year -- and that caused quite a stir.

 

Go figure...

[Jarren]

I dont think you would ever see mainstream covers or depictions of Middle Easteners in the same manner that comics depicted the Nazis and Japanese during WW2.

 

If anything, I would imagine that in these days of political correctness, most publishers would go in the other direction to show them in a better light.

 

On the other hand, I do recall that a Tea Party rally was depicted as an angry mob in an issue of Captain America last year -- and that caused quite a stir.

 

Go figure...

 

Interesting information about the Tea Party I am sure that will also be very helpful thanks

[DiceX]

The subject has been avoided completely, and much like the rest of the press only christians are allowed to be villianized. I could point you in that direction if you wished.

 

Hammer, meet nail head. (thumbs u