Hello Mike,
I'd be interested to know what feedback you have got over the years from people who are not of our European, American, Nordic, Eastern European and Mediteranean background regarding the various EC incarnations who in their iconography and symbolism don't relate so much with their cultures and backgrounds - and even appearance. Elric, even if he is a member of a species other than human, Hawkmoon, Corum, von Bek never seemed to have many ingredients from African, Asian or American Indian sources.
How do readers from other ethnic-cultural background appreciate your Eternal Champion, any idea how the identification/reception process works nevertheless?
I mean I could imagine that the motif of an eternal mission to maintain the balance between Chaos and Order can sure appeal to readers of many origins, while the EC characters appear "white" to me, if I may use this very unprecise word. It would be interesting to see if in a black man's imagination it works just the same. How much significance do the EC's hold for them?
I'm sure people will have communicated their thoughts and feelings.
On a side note, there is an old Mexican song called "Angelitos Negros", perhaps best interpreted in the 1940's by Toأ±a la Negra, a singer from Veracruz who I made a documentary about. This cancion is a complaint that the painter who creates all the beautiful murals in the church doesn't paint black Angels if God is supposed to love us all.
I'd be interested to know what feedback you have got over the years from people who are not of our European, American, Nordic, Eastern European and Mediteranean background regarding the various EC incarnations who in their iconography and symbolism don't relate so much with their cultures and backgrounds - and even appearance. Elric, even if he is a member of a species other than human, Hawkmoon, Corum, von Bek never seemed to have many ingredients from African, Asian or American Indian sources.
How do readers from other ethnic-cultural background appreciate your Eternal Champion, any idea how the identification/reception process works nevertheless?
I mean I could imagine that the motif of an eternal mission to maintain the balance between Chaos and Order can sure appeal to readers of many origins, while the EC characters appear "white" to me, if I may use this very unprecise word. It would be interesting to see if in a black man's imagination it works just the same. How much significance do the EC's hold for them?
I'm sure people will have communicated their thoughts and feelings.
On a side note, there is an old Mexican song called "Angelitos Negros", perhaps best interpreted in the 1940's by Toأ±a la Negra, a singer from Veracruz who I made a documentary about. This cancion is a complaint that the painter who creates all the beautiful murals in the church doesn't paint black Angels if God is supposed to love us all.
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