The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder for March 14, 2008
Transcript:
Huey: Well, it's good to know I'm not the only person who always thought the X-Men comic is a rip-off of the black liberation struggle. Caesar: Of course not... While it's unknown if it influenced Stan Lee and Jack Kirby when they created the X-Men in 1963, or even Len Wein, who created the new X-Men in 1975, it's well known that around the '80's the comic book began to increasingly draw upon the civil rights and black power movements for inspiration - the pivotal moment of change being "God loves, man kills," published in 1982. Huey: It's also good to know I'm not the only person with a wealth of worthless information. Caesar: (sigh) Guess that's why we boys...