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Sat Nov 8, 2008 — by Robert Greenberger
Top Latino Super-Heroes Ranked
Surprising Choices and Misses
Websites like to make lists. Lots of lists. One that caught our eye recently was over at Dark Fantasy which surveyed the top 12 Latino super-heroes.
The site notes that the list is “heavy on Marvel, light on DC and indies, and biased toward the time periods when I happened to be keeping up with comics.” As a result, modern day Latino heroes, especially DC’s current Blue Beetle is conspicuously absent.
“The most disturbing trend is the overwhelming dominance of white or light-skinned Latinos. On the one hand, it’s somewhat refreshing to see recognition that there are white Latinos; too often “Latino” is imagined incorrectly as a racial category rather than a very broadly defined cultural group, which is what it is. But it’s deeply disappointing that comic books, like so many other media, are largely failing to recognize the existence of Latinos who are Black or Brown. The invisibility of Black Latinos—who make up the majority of the population within some Latin American nationalities and countries—perpetuates racism in both the U.S. and Latin America.”
The list, for what it’s worth:
#12 Rictor (X-books)
#11 Isaac Mendez (Heroes)
#10 The White Tiger (Marvel)
#9 Echo (a.k.a. Ronin of The New Avengers)
#8 Kennedy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
#7 Spider-Man 2099 (Marvel)
#6 Victor Mancha (Runaways)
#5 The Question (DC Comics)
#4 Kyle Rayner (DC Comics)
#3 Spy Kids
#2 Araña (Marvel)
#1 Zorro
Who’s missing?
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Comments (6)
mike weber (1:44 AM on Sun Nov 9, 2008)
I immediately thought of Araña, and i was making bets with mysaelf that she wouldn't be listed.
I liked that book, and the hurried wrap-it-all-up ending they gave it when it was cancelled felt like an insult to my intelligence.
RD Francis (4:45 PM on Sun Nov 9, 2008)
No Vibe?
Rick Taylor (4:38 PM on Mon Nov 10, 2008)
El Diablo?
Dave (11:24 AM on Tue Nov 11, 2008)
I didn't know Kyle Rayner was Latino.
Danny Sanchez (9:10 AM on Tue Nov 11, 2008)
There are a some odd omissions here, such as DC's Blue Beetle. Off the top of my head, here are a few other Latino heroes:
-DC's Blue Beetle
-Fire (the Justice Leaguer) is Brazilian, so she'd be on the list based on one's definition of "Latino."
-Gangbuster (DC, from Superman comics)
-Cecilia Reyes (Marvel, X-Men)
-Skin (Marvel, Generation X)
-Living Lightning (Marvel, Avengers)
-Firebird (Marvel, Avengers)
-Silverclaw (Marvel, Avengers)
-Vengeance (Marvel, from Ghost Rider)
-Wildcat (DC, the second one who appeared after Crisis)
Anonymous (4:40 PM on Fri May 22, 2009)
Good that you can say.
the Hispanic world there is racial diversity.
the super heroes are created according to cultural values and imagination of the writer.
also for what happens in society.
The fox is an example.
since it is a symbol of the Creoles in the Spanish struggle against authoritarianism.
The saint is also considered a super hero.
The Chapulin Colorado.
a generation of successful Latino super heroes in the decade 2000.
Not mentioned.
Here is the list:
1-Santerian Art Joe Quesada and Somos Arte
2-la Chola Power de Martin Espinosa primer super heroina peruana
3-Selvatico and Latin Super Hero Cornelio Ramirez Encarnación
4-Dinami de Nicolas Navarro Primer Super Heroe Argentino
5-Ánima Sola, creada y escrita por Pedro Cabiya
aducción: español » inglés
investiga amigo. ay mucha variedad. estan todos en el ciberspace. goodbye
Investigates friend.
Lots of variety here.
Are all in ciberspace.
goodbye