In our discussion of A History of Natives in Comics, I asked the panelists to name what they considered the high and low points in Native comics. The only condition was they couldn't name their own comics or characters. Here's what they said:
Greg Reinhardt
High: Turok
Low: Tomahawk's fights against a giant robot Indian, an alien Indian, and a purple gorilla Indian
Richard Van Camp
High: Scout, the Crow
Low: COWBOYS & ALIENS
Michael Sheyahshe
High: Forge, Street Wolf (an obscure independent character)
Low: Scalphunter
Steve Sanderson
High: Billy the Indian in Predator
Rob
High: Thunderbird (for his historical significance), Dani Moonstar, Arak, the Indians in Alpha Flight
Low: NFL SUPERPRO #6
Note: Readers are welcome to submit their own high and low points.
2 comments:
I've somehow missed most of these, including "Turok", but here goes anyway, from ones I've actually read:
Highs: Peace Party, Arak
Lows: Little Hiawatha from "Walt Disney Comics and Stories" digest.
Postscriptum:
"mixed": Eagle Free from "Prez". On the downside, he looks so stereotypical, lives in a stereotypical setting and has those amazing animal powers of the "Native Americans have Aquaman-like powers with the woodland creatures" stereotype.
On the upside, he lacks any speech stereotypes and any drunken grandfathers, doesn't have an attitude problem, and he holds an unprecedented high position of political power.
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