Episode 13: Protest & Activism In Comics

As much of the world is still marching and protesting the untimely death of George Floyd, we thought this was an opportune moment to discuss protest and activism in one of our favorite mediums: comics.

 

On today’s episode, we recall our earliest memories of comic book stories that were meant to do more than simply entertain: Denny O’Neil and Neal Adams’ run on Green Lantern/Green Arrow in the 1970s, Captain America‘s lost period as 'Nomad' and a secret history of Captain America revealed in the story 'Truth' with the character Isaiah Bradley.

 

We also get into the inherent "conservative" nature of superheroes, as well as how social media has become the main platform where many of us show our activism.

 

Sidebar Forever offers its condolences to the families and friends of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. All three recently lost their lives; two of them at the hands of the police.

 

Also, the comics community said goodbye to writer Denny O'Neil who passed away on June 11, 2020. He was 81 years old. Rest in peace, sir.