Miles Morales' Thor Writer Apologizes For Criticized Portrayal Of Hero
Warning: contains spoilers for What If...? Miles Morales Became Thor? #4
Writer Yehudi Mercado is apologizing for his recent Miles Morales' Thor story, which received considerable backlash after its publication by Marvel Comics. The What If...? story showcasing a new Thor variant trended on Twitter and Reddit this week, with many criticizing the inauthentic creative choices deemed insulting towards both the Black and Afro-Latinx culture and the usual Spider-Man's own past.
Miles Morales has taken up the mantle of a handful of superheroes in the currently ongoing What If...? Miles Morales series from Marvel Comics. The stories have imagined Miles becoming heroes other than Spider-Man. So far, readers have been introduced to versions of the hero as Wolverine, Hulk, Captain America, and most recently, Thor. However, the newest Morales variant was immediately met with a confused and critical response, as many pointed out that the book and its version of Asgard played up harmful stereotypes while offering an inauthentic take on the Black experience. Among the issues pointed out included him rapping to open the issue, shoes hanging on power lines in Asgard, a graffiti-covered Mjolnir, an outdated catchphrase referencing MC Hammer, and Morales referring to his realm as «his hood.»
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On his <a href=«https://twitter.com/ymercado/status/1539686044521611265?ref_src=» https: screenrant.com target="_blank" rel=«noopener noreferrer»>Twitter account, writer Yehudi Mercado
, who penned the What If...? Miles Morales becomes Thor offered an apology for his portrayal of the character. He wrote that he acknowledges the criticism and backlash and understands that
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