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Thank you for this piece. Video games have always been a unique playground for pushing the boundaries of narrative and how we experience it — look at the early choose-your-own-adventure’s like HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, and how that laid the groundwork for the stunning work from the folks at Telltale Games.

It’s an exciting time for emotionally-invested games everywhere.

While this may be the case for many, it’s not the case for all. Every now and then, we get a superhero film with substance and purpose. One that dares to dive deeper — a deconstruction of the tropes and black & white morality in search of something true and authentic, the “superhero” as the vessel. Films like THE DARK KNIGHT. TV shows like LUKE CAGE.

Perception wise, we’ve come a long way, us comic book lovers. I agree though — there’s something inherently stigmatic or immature about comic books for a lot of people.

But there’s hope. We’re moving up the road and around that bend. Prestigious writers from outside the medium — writers like Ta-Nehisi Coates — are embracing comics with a fervor bound to get non-comic booker’s attention.