Marvel

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Tiarra Mukherjee Mar 18, 2019 4:47PM EDT

Marvel Adds Danai Gurira's Name to 'Avengers' Poster After Backlash

The studio gave the actor top billing after outraged fans pointed out glaring omission.

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Tiarra Mukherjee Mar 15, 2019 1:49PM EDT

Marvel Taps Destin Daniel Cretton to Direct 'Shang-Chi,' its First Asian Superhero Film

The martial arts action movie is based on a 1970s-era Marvel comic book of the same name.

B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler and Nate Moore. Three Black men in gray and black suits pose while holding gold award statues in front of black wall and screen and grey metal rail

Sameer Rao Dec 19, 2018 11:11AM EST

READ: How Nate Moore Got 'Black Panther' Made

The Marvel Studios exec explains how he challenged the industry’s prevailing logic about the profitability of Black-led films.

Miles Morales. Black Latinx teenage boy in black and red and white Spider-Man outfit swings on white web in dark purple and red cityscape

Sameer Rao Dec 17, 2018 5:07PM EST

'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Earns Box Office Gold

Miles Morales’ feature film debut has a score of 97 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

Shang-Chi. Illustration of Asian man in red and black outfit in front of black-and-white illustrations of other supernatural beings

Sameer Rao Dec 3, 2018 5:01PM EST

'Shang-Chi' Will Be Marvel's First Asian-Led Superhero Film

Chinese-American screenwriter Dave Callaham will reportedly write the solo vehicle for Shang-Chi, a Chinese martial arts virtuoso who rebukes his father’s evil plans for him.

Gabby Rivera. Latinx woman in black shirt and glasses and grey baseball cap speaks into black headset microphone in front of blue background and multicolored comic panels

Sameer Rao Nov 30, 2018 12:56PM EST

Gabby Rivera Talks Writing the Pioneering America Chavez for Marvel

In her TED Talk, the Latinx writer explains how her Puerto Rican roots and queer identity informed her development of Marvel’s first LGBTQ Latina superhero.

Black Panther, Black Widow, Thor, Captain Marvel and the Hulk. Black man and White women and men in multicolored superhero outfits in front of navy background

Sameer Rao Nov 26, 2018 5:07PM EST

Jeffrey Veregge Draws On His Indigenous Roots to Recreate Marvel Superheroes

The artist and member of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe rendered Black Panther, Ms. Marvel and other members of the Marvel pantheon in traditional formline style for an exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian.

Illustration of RiRi Williams in magenta and yellow superhero outfit in front of blue sky with white clouds and underneath orange headline text

Sameer Rao Aug 21, 2018 4:01PM EDT

Eve Ewing Tells Superhero Riri Williams' Story in Marvel's 'Ironheart'

The writer draws on her Chicago expertise to pen the series about the brilliant Black teenage girl who takes up Iron Man’s mantle.

Letitia Wright in grey and brown warrior outfit with panther-shaped arm cannons in front of grey structure

Sameer Rao Jul 18, 2018 12:04PM EDT

Shuri, Your Favorite Wakandan Princess, Gets Her Own Marvel Series

Nigerian-American author Nnedi Okorafor writes a new set of comics that follow the genius as she leaves the lab to fulfill Black Panther’s responsibilities.

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Sameer Rao Jun 13, 2018 10:58AM EDT

WATCH: Mariah Dillard Rules Harlem in 'Luke Cage' Trailer

“Harlem doesn’t need a hero. It needs a queen.”

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Sameer Rao May 14, 2018 5:14PM EDT

Will the Pakistani-American Ms. Marvel Hit the Big Screen?

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige revealed plans for a movie depicting Kamala Khan—the first Muslim superhero to headline a Marvel property—in a new interview.