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Friday, April 27, 2018

The Art of Jean Okada - 01




Jean Okada is a brazilian artist, illustrator, comicbook creator and writer. To get some Prints, Original Arts, Sketch Cards, Commissions and others contact the artist by these means:

jeanokei@gmail.com
https://jeandesenhista.wordpress.com/
https://jeanzinhocomics.wordpress.com/
Instagram.com/jeanokada







Soon:
Galery 02
Galery 03
Galery 04
See also
The Art of Dennis Oliveira
The Art of JJ Marreiro
The Art of Fernando Lima







 

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Before the Black Panther






In the 1930s, like the radio waves, newspaper strips took to American homes the most varied fictional narratives. Funny situations with family and children, police investigations, westerns, science fiction and fantastic adventures were the most attractive contexts for readers. In this scenario came Mandrake (creation of Lee Falk and Phill Davis), an elegant magician capable of incredible feats (rarely explained). In the Mandrake comic strip (distributed by King Features Syndicate) readers around the world were introduced to his amazing partner, Lothar, who was described several times as "the strongest man in the world". This incredible character lifted elephants with one hand for pure fun. Side-by-side to Mandrake, Lothar faced challenges worthy of superheroes, before the term "superhero" even existed. In the 1954 telefilm, the excellent actor Woody Strode gave life to the character materializing his incredible size and elegance.



In the 1940s came All-Negro Comics. A comic book produced and edited by African-American authors. One of the characters in this publication could be considered the forerunner of the Black Panther (1966). This hero, though he did not have a special costume, was called the Lion Man.


In 1965, Lobo debuted at Dell Comics and it was perhaps the first title of a comic book Black Hero.
Except for his Afro-descendent origin, Lobo had nothing different from most western guys. A fierce sniper, knight, and fighter, the hero was always willing to bring justice using his various abilities including an indomitable bravery.

Certainly, there is a myriad of black heroes that need to be discovered and listed, the newly acquired Marvel's Black Panther international fame is in a way an incentive for readers to start looking for and cherishing these other characters as well.










Links:
Lothar - Mandrake Wiki 
Lothar (Museum of Uncut Funk)
Mandrake
Mandrake, TV Movie 1954 
First Black Super-Hero
All-Negro Comics
Lobo - Cowboy
Lobo (wikipedia)
Lobo (at westernfictioneers) 
Lobo (to read)
Abar, The Black Superman
Black Panther (Comic Book Character)
Black Panther (at Marvel.com)