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Are We Going to Get More Black Readers?
I actually think that the debates about these singular or black characters or handful of characters of color in mostly white mainstream fantasy science fiction comics. I don't think that it's secondary to the debate of whether we get our shows or more black campers, more get outs. Some of these people are not so much invested in race as they are in the color green. And so they feel that if you're going to have only a certain part of the audience who will go and turn out to see it, which is why black audiences in particular, we have been not only loyal, but almost obsessed with,. We have got to turn out and make this a success.
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