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7 Asian X-Men You Should Know About
Looking for Asian superheroes in movies and on television and finding almost nothing? You are not alone in your disappointment. The call from Asian actors and actresses including Constance Wu, DB Wong, and Daniel Dae Kim, and the fans that love them is coming through louder than ever and we want them in leading superhero roles! Marvel has seemingly always been at the forefront of embracing diversity, creating and employing characters in their comic books of all races, religions, sexual orientations, and abilities. In the ever-growing world of comic book films, progress is being made to live up to the precedent set by Marvel's source material, but there is certainly room for improvement.
When thinking back on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, the only Asian characters that come to mind are Dr. Cho from Avengers: Age of Ultron, Hogun from Thor, and Jim Morita from Captain America: The First Avenger. At least Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is prominently sporting the badass Agent May as second in command to the white male lead. On Fox's side, Bryan Singer included Jubilee in a few X-Men films, and actually let her speak in X-Men: Apocalypse (no powers, though). Chinese superstar Fan Bing Bing was a great addition to X-Men: Days of Future Past as Blink, and Kelley Hu was a force to be reckoned with as Lady Deathstrike (despite being a watered downed version of herself) in X2: X-Men United. Ken Leung appeared in X-Men: The Last Stand as Kid Omega or Quill (seriously, they couldn't even name him correctly... just forget it, forget the whole film). These characters are important and nothing to sneeze at, but they were all reduced to supporting roles and cameos.
So, we have few Asian characters represented on the silver screen and none in lead roles to speak of. Let the record show that Asian characters are not in short supply in the Marvel universe, especially in the world of the X-Men. So, if you (or Fox or the MCU) are looking for some inspiration, here are 7 Asian superheroes from X-Men lore that you should know about (though, there are so, so many others!):
The world received sad news a few weeks ago as it was announced that ABC had cancelled Agent Carter after only 2 seasons. In reaction, fans of the show have started a petition in hopes that one of the streaming services like Netflix (which already has a very strong Marvel presence) or Hulu will pick it up. But why are fans remaining so loyal to Agent Carter?
Let's Bid A Fine Farewell To 'Agent Carter'
Written by Creator Tom Bacon on Creators.co
A common criticism of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is that it doesn't have many strong female characters. One of the exceptions is Hayley Atwell's starring role in Agent Carter, where we've seen the continuing adventures of Steve Rogers's love back in the early days of S.H.I.E.L.D. Unfortunately, we now know that Peggy Carter's days of adventuring are coming to an end: ABC won't be renewing the series for a third season.
It's not exactly a surprise. Back in February, Hayley Atwell signed up for another ABC show, Conviction. Fans were immediately concerned that Atwell's schedule would be too busy for her to star in both shows at once, although Atwell signaled that she was willing to give it a shot. Meanwhile, Agent Carter's ratings hadn't been particularly good for some time. Although critics felt Season 2 was an improvement on Season 1, the series just wasn't getting the traction.
Perhaps the oddest thing of all about all this is the timing. The chronological story of Peggy Carter was brought to an end in Captain America: Civil War, out in cinemas now.
The cancellation is a sharp reminder that even Marvel shows can be cancelled. Given the sheer number of series Marvel Entertainment is working on — you can check out a complete list here — this is an important caution not to take anything for granted. If a show doesn't get the viewers, it may well get pulled.
This may not be unexpected, but the demise of Agent Carter really is a sad thing for Marvel. Peggy Carter was one of the few dynamic females in the MCU, and, until Jessica Jones, had been the only Marvel production with a female lead. Better still, Hayley Atwell's portrayal of the character had been a firm fan favorite. It's truly sad to see Agent Carter go, but at least the series lasted two seasons — and the quality level of Season 2 was notably better than Season 1's. Unfortunately, given that Season 2 ended with something of a cliffhanger, this leaves a dangling plot thread unresolved in the MCU. Plus, am I the only one who really wants to meet the man Peggy Carter married?
Despite this bad news, Marvel fans can still look forward to two other females who will be kicking butt in the near future with the recently confirmed Black Widow solo movie and Kevin Feige's (accidental) reveal about Captain Marvel.
We're yet to be told the DVD release date for Agent Carter Season 2, so fans will at least be able to revisit the show when that comes out. Until then, let's hope some of Marvel's other TV ideas pay off!
Looking For A Green Future?
Written by Creator Christoph Keller on Creators.co
Is it just me or does the trend of successful Comic Book adaptions does give a little hope for more of those Comic Books I used to read and love as a kid. Surprisingly succesful adaptions like Deadpool for example are the ones that open the doors for new ideas. Don't get me wrong, I do love a lot of those movies that were published so far, especially the ones from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Let's take a quick look at Deadpool, a lot has been written already and many do hope that the announced sequel will be at least as good as the first one. Still hoping, still just saying. When I left the cinema I kinda thought that the way how this movie was written and produced may lead to adapt stories from other characters. It wasn't after I watched the Trailers for the upcoming Movie Suicide Squad, a Movie Where Margot Robbie will play the part of Harley Quinn. One of those crazy Comic Book Characters that more than once also broke some rules of storytelling. Like Deadpool she is the impersonation of an R-Rated mouthful of a character. Loud, cruel, funny and vexing. There it happened, this combination - especially the breaking of the Fourth Wall (among other rules) - reminded me of the time when John Byrne wrote The Sensational She-Hulk (1989-1993). In this time she was totally aware that she was a star in a Comic Book and she not only talked to the Author and/or the Editor but also directly to the Reader. The book was filled with jokes that were quite unusual in a regular Comic Book, which also lead to the situation that John Byrne was even fired for some time and only the change of the Editor lead to the fact that he was able to continue his stories.
The Punisher
Art Created by Karan Gupta on Creators.co
I refuse to believe this man is 51 years old.
What’s YOUR favorite Robert Downey Jr. movie?
Why Marvel's Agent Carter Deserves More Seasons
Written by Creator Dimitra Kapsala on Creators.co
We are all familiar with Marvel's exceptional work in connecting every one of their works by placing them in the same universe. This can always work both ways. It can connect the dots between small plotholes in the movies (e.g. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.showed us how the helicarrier was recovered and used in The Avengers: Age Of Ultron), or it can create amazing references in the TV shows that always end up leaving the fans in awe.
Agent Carter, in particular, has managed not only to make many fanatics from its first season, but it's also an example of amazing filming and character-centric writing.
(DO NOT CONTINUE IF YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED SEASON 2, IT'S A SPOILERY SLOPE)
If Presidents Became Heroes and Villains: My Digital Defacing of Dollars
by Creator Allan Johnson
For years I've always been drawn to money art and knew eventually I would contribute to the trend. After leaving behind my graphite pencils back in early 2014, I made it my goal to start my digital art journey with some money makeovers. With the help of my Wacom tablet and Manga Studio 5 programmed on my MacBook Pro, popular heroes, villains, and other well-known fictional characters made their way to the bills in a digital fashion. Once I received the awesome feedback after the first couple of transformations, I made them available for prints on my site. For more of my artwork, feel free to browse my Instagram. Thanks for looking and hope you enjoy!
9 Superhero Clichés That Can't Be Forgiven
Written by Creator Franco Gucci
We all love watching our favorite superheroes have their adventures told in live-action form but, after having so many movies out there, clichés inevitably start to pop out like a blistered thumb. Here are 9 overused clichés in superhero movies:
Super Suits Getting Destroyed In The Final Battle
This is one that's been bothering me for years. And any piece from the outfit removed counts, no matter if it's a helmet or having openings on the suit so wide that make the super hero hope he was naked.
Yes, one can argue a suit will be torn off while an intense fight is going on. My only problem is, the costumes in almost all super hero films seem to be kind enough to wait to be destroyed UNTIL the final battle, no matter how much they've been through before, seemingly intending to make the scene more intense.
Want to find out for yourself? 'Spider-Man (2002)', 'Spider-Man 2', 'Spider-Man 3', 'The Amazing Spider-Man', 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2', 'Iron Man (2008)', 'Iron Man 2', 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier', 'The Avengers', 'The Avengers: Age of Ultron', 'X-Men: First Class', 'The Punisher', 'Punisher: War Zone', 'Daredevil (2003)', 'Green Lantern', 'Batman Returns', and, I'm sure, many more to come.
Take 'Spider-Man 2' for example: The guy fights Doc Ock, a maniac with metal prosthesis attached to his back, who throws him against train windows and mercilessly beats him, yet all Spidey gets are a few scratches on his suit and a medium-rare mask, but then the final battle comes, and with the rags Spidey is left, he would've been better off going topless.
Hero’s Love Interest In Peril
Ah, this cliché's been around since, well, since someone thought about bringing an individual with some sort of disguise to the big screen close to 70 years ago. The thing is that it keeps going.
I understand there's a need to raise the stakes in comic book films for a hero/heroine, but why is the answer always their love interests? For me, it blew up when I realized the main reason Spider-Man beat any of his villains in the original trilogy was a kidnapped Mary Jane...
And then I saw Lois Lane, and then Lana Lang, and then Vicki Vale, Rachel Dawes, Carol Ferris, Iris West, Pepper Potts, Betty Ross, Roxanne Simpson, Felicity Smoak, , Mariko Yashida, Mckenna Hall and (I'm using a cheap advertising phrase here) many, many more.
Deadpool breaking records, Daredevil S2 on Netflix soon and Spidey owning the Civil War trailer? 2016 be like:
We sat down with Sebastian Stan, who plays Bucky Barnes in Captain America: Civil War, and we found out what he had to say about everything from sex scenes to acting alongside Robert Downey Jr.