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Henry Cavill as Superman in 'Man of Steel' (left)/the noir version of Luke Cage (right)

Where's our 'Man of Steel' Luke Cage?

Kyle Harvey
theGRIO REPORT - While audiences line up to see 'Man of Steel', the 28th reboot of the Superman franchise this weekend, fans of the black superheroes, such as Luke Cage and Black Panther are still wondering when they will get their shot at the big screen...
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Brotherhood Sister Sol attends 'Man of Steel' screening at AMC Times Square theater, June 11, 2013. (Photo: Carrie Healey)

theGrio treats Harlem teens to 'Man of Steel'

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theGRIO REPORT - Warner Brothers’ highly anticipated superhero epic Man of Steel hits theaters this Friday and the movie studio presented theGrio with 20 tickets to an early screening in New York City...
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'Black Panther' fans may want to check out 'Unknown Soldier'

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
theGRIO REPORT - The Unknown Soldier is a comic re imagined by writer Joshua Dysart and illustrated by Alberto Ponticelli, under DC's Vertigo in 2008...
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John Henry Iron/SteelFirst appearance: Adventures of Superman # 500 (June 1993)Powers and Abilities: Armored Suit capable of super strength, flight, endurance. Carries indestructible mallet.John Henry Irons was a weapons developer whose company began to start selling his designs to local street gangs illegally. To combat this corruption he created a powered armored suit to destroy his former corporation. Steele at one point to claimed to be Superman when the original Man Of Steel “died”. When the Justice League was beginning to recruit new members, they hastily reached out to Steele.

Black superhero Steel comic debuts today

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One of the most prominent and popular African-American super heroes, STEEL will be making his debut into the world of DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 on December 7...
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Hollywood's comic book heroes come in all colors

Javier E. David
OPINION - With every passing year, comic books are being strip-mined for movie fodder, so plenty of 'diversity' is on its way to the big screen...
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Dwayne McDuffie, comic and animation writer, dies

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Dwayne McDuffie, who wrote comic books for Marvel and DC and founded his own publishing company before crossing over to television and animation, has died...
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Slideshow: Classic black comic book heroes

Kyle Harvey
SLIDESHOW - Inspired by Idris Elba's semi-controversial casting in the upcoming Marvel film 'Thor', theGrio looks back on original comic book heroes of color...
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