This is modern mythology, and we’re the latest caretakers,” he says. “Marvel is all about racial diversity—and you can see it from T’Challa to Shang Chi to Storm to Miles Morales to Kamala Khan—but there is always room for improvement, and we will improve.
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Marvel is all about racial diversity, except when it comes to creative teams, as you can see in this glowing piece about diversity in Marvel’s books which doesn’t mention a single solitary black creator, save for Ron Wimberly, who provided a cover for Mighty Avengers this year or last.
We don’t believe you. You need more people.
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This is a very weird piece. Obviously, it’s going to be biased in favor of Marvel, it’s a piece written for Marvel.com, but it’s sad to see Chris Claremont and John Byrne namechecked as creators instead of, say, Don McGregor, Billy Graham, Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan et al in a story ostensibly boosting Marvel’s diversity. I can’t believe Andrew or whoever’s editing didn’t catch that.