Portrayal of black people in comics 1990s. One of the rare contemporary African-American-created and published comics, "Real Deal" depicted Los Angeles underworld life with deadpan visceral humor and gross-out violence (termed "Urban Terror" by the creators). Very few Black female characters were present in superhero comics before the Civil Rights Movement. Afterwards, several notable Black female characters began to appear. One of the most notable Black female character in comics appeared in the Bronze Age of Comic Books. Storm (Ororo Munroe) of the X-Men is introduced as being worshiped as an African goddess, the Professor Xavier quickly reveals her to be a mutant who possesses the
Penance (X-Men) Penance (X-Men) Hollow (formerly called Penance) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is an apparently mindless body which three members of the St Croix family, all members of the superhero team Generation X, had been trapped in at some time. The body possesses red diamond-like skin and rarely speaks. Penance first appeared in "Generation X" #1 (November, 1994), and was created by Scott Lobdell and Chris Bachalo. Hollow appeared as a supporting character in "Avengers Academy" beginning with issue #21 (Jan 2012), making occasional appearances throughout the series. Monet St. Croix is