S7E2 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The SJW Comic Book Club

So, you think you know the ninja turtles?
Well, guess again! Until you've read the dark, gritty, sloppy origin of those media sensations, you don't know squat! No pizza! All-red bandanas! No quippy teen catchphrases, and pseudo-zen martial arts nonsense philosophy in their place! NO. PIZZA.
If you understand that true love comes only with true understanding, consider reading along as we discuss Eastman & Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Color Classics, #1-4, as well as the TMNT Color Classics Micro-series #1: Raphael (which goes between issues #3 & 4).
If you want to hear more about representation of Asian characters, stories, and tropes in Western media from actual Asian or Asian-American people*, consider the following resources that have helped shape our understanding (these do not necessarily represent our opinions--rather, they contribute to a constructive conversation on the topic):
-Cultural Inspirations in Avatar, Book 1 (and sequels), by Xiran Jay Zhao [YouTube video]
-Lost In the 90s: Struggling to Find Asian American Representation When There Was None, by Ariel Dean [article on syfy.com]
-Asian Representation in Movies: Have Things Changed Since 1997?, by Isabella Chua [data analysis article on kontinentalist.com]
-*Has the Word "Ninja" Been Culturally Appropriated? [article on dictionary.com, *unknown if the writer is of Asian heritage, but take this as a dictionary reference]
Next week we will be reading Kitty Pryde & Wolverine #1-6. We invite you to read along with us.
Monte's theme this season is Superhero Mentor/Mentee Relationships. Veronica's theme is 90s Movie Properties.
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