Don't Just Read the News, Understand It.
Published loading...Updated

Were Superhero Comics Always This Homogeneous?

Summary by BOOK RIOT
As Jess Plummer has pointed out on numerous occasions, superhero comics are dominated by white, male creators and have been for a very long time. Was it always this way? Pretty much, yeah, but there’s more to the story than that. In the early days, comics were often the last resort for people who couldn’t find work in more “respected” creative industries. While some of these folks were unemployed due to the Depression–Gardner Fox was a down-on-h…
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.
Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

BOOK RIOT broke the news in on Friday, June 20, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)

You have read 1 out of your 5 free daily articles.

Join millions of well-informed readers who use Ground to compare coverage, check their news blindspots, and challenge their worldview.