Feb 4 10:08 PM

Interviews: Max Brooks & G. Willow Wilson on diversity in comics [VIDEO]



In exclusive interviews with The Stream on February 4, comic authors weigh in on diversity in comics. Watch some of the highlights from our show! 

I think comics are really part of The Zeitgeist. They reflect back to us the issues that we’re concerned about in the time they are written.

G. Willow Wilson

Creator of the new Ms. Marvel series

The idea that a young teenage Muslim, you know a girl from Jersey City is somehow expected at the age of four to represent a billion people and respond to 9/11 is patently ridiculous

G. Willow Wilson

Creator of the new Ms. Marvel series

My hope for the future is when we talk about diversity, we’re moving past white and non-white.

Max Brooks

Author, "The Harlem Hellfighters"

What comic book characters and plot lines speak most to your life experiences? Tweet us using #AJAMStream or leave your comments below. 

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