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I write about all of this in Chapter 4 of my book Searching for Feminist Superheroes: Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Marvel Comics which is ON SALE NOW from @utexaspress Use UTXSPRING at checkout

Also find the work of Christian Hines and Ravynn Stringfield who have both written extensively on Riri!

-Riri fights extraordinary, superhumans but she ALSO confronts the violence of systemic oppression and has to navigate heroism amidst the banality of evil. 5/

-The city of Chicago is not a flat (racist) stereotype but almost a character in its own right, and a crucial element of who Riri is. 4/

So, if you enjoy the series let me encourage you to grab Ewing’s comics. They are special for so many reasons:
-Riri’s most important relationships are w/ other Black girls &women. Black women in superhero comics have typically been tokenized—Ewing surrounds Riri w/dynamic Black women & girls. 3/

I have a four month old who thinks sleep is for jokers so I don’t know when I’ll get a chance to watch it but from the previews it looks like the show follows a lot of what Eve Ewing established in her run of the comics. 2/