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Artist Orion Martin recently posted several images reimagining X-Men characters as people of color. This touched off a conversation about race in comic book worlds, and how these comic book depictions relate to real life (from NPR's Code Switch)

Attendance at Indian comic fan conventions has grown over the past three years, and publishers have taken notice.

Films based on Marvel super-heroes are mainly about white men, in contrast with the more diverse characters of the comics.

On March 1st 2014, Marvel Comics editor Sana Amanat participated in the 5th TEDxTeen conference hosted by the We Are Family Foundation. Amanat, the editor on Ms. Marvel, Elektra, New Warriors and Captain Marvel, did a talk entitled Myths, Misfits & Masks.

On March 1st 2014, Marvel Comics editor Sana Amanat participated in the 5th TEDxTeen conference hosted by the We Are Family Foundation. Amanat, the editor on Ms. Marvel, Elektra, New Warriors and Captain Marvel, did a talk entitled Myths, Misfits & Masks.

When it comes to female characters, no superhero franchise can touch the X-Men. Jean Grey, Storm, Rogue, Polaris, Kitty Pryde, Emma Frost, Psylocke, Dazzler, Jubilee, Rachel Summers, Dani Moonstar, Karma, and Magik are just some of the X-heroines created more than 20 years ago

For the first time in its 50-year history, the X-Men will be made up entirely of women: Storm, Rogue, Jubilee, Kitty Pryde, Rachel Grey and Psylocke make up the mutant team in "X-Men" #1, in stores May 29.

Popular media generally has a problem with representation. Fictional worlds are often designed by and for straight white males, and this can subtly affect how audiences view the real world.

Popular media generally has a problem with representation. Fictional worlds are often designed by and for straight white males, and this can subtly affect how audiences view the real world.

Cartoon illustration of Taylor Mali's spoken word poem

Cartoon illustration of Taylor Mali's spoken word poem