Marvel Comics revealed Wednesday that Sam Wilson, known in the comic books as the African-American winged superhero Falcon, will now don the red, white and blue Captain America costume.

Drameh, who speaks in an American accent in the role, represents a step forward in diversity. “We’re all so proud to have another African-American superhero with superpowers,” Kreisberg said.

By exploring the top 10 African-American superheroes who have significantly impacted the comic book world, people can celebrate their contributions to the industry and the broader cultural landscape.

"It's really humbling," Drameh tells THR of portraying an African-American version of the iconic superhero. "We still don't see that many black superheroes." ...

Attention Marvel Studios fans, get ready to meet your first lead African American and female superheroes: Black Panther, and Captain Marvel. The studio announced today at a press conference their ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — At first glance, you’d never guess that local writer Chris Appling would have spent the majority of his 52 years wanting to be the first African-American superhero comic-book ...

JOURNEY INTO COMICS -- Black Lightning, a 1977 African-American superhero created by writer Tony Isabella of Medina and artist Trevor Von Eeden, will get a pilot from Fox with an eye toward a ...

But unlike the others, this big-budget action movie has an African superhero, a majority black cast, and is helmed by an African-American director, 31-year-old Ryan Coogler. Ryan Coogler: We got ...

Luke Cage was the first widely popular African-American superhero from Marvel, ... Greek mythology to create these heroes, he uses West African mythology, black power politics," Jennings said.

Missick says taking on the role of the first African-American female superhero in a TV series is "wildly exciting" but scary. "There's so many fans who have such love for this character that you ...

Black Lightning was DC’s first African American superhero to headline his series and is often considered one of the first mainstream African-American superheroes. Never Miss a Beat ...

'Black Lightning' is being shopped to networks this season. By Lesley Goldberg DC Comics guru Greg Berlanti is teaming with The Game‘s Salim and Mara Brock Akil for a potentially ground-breaking ...