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The 10 top-grossing animated films starring minority characters

November 27, 2018 2 min read animation box office Disney DreamWorks Media minorities in cartoons movies Pixar

“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” opens in December. The main Spider-character billed is Miles Morales, the biracial teen who’s become a popular Marvel superhero. Given it’s a Spider-Man

Anthony's 10 favorite LGBT cartoon characters

June 14, 2017 4 min read animation Best of minorities in cartoons comics trivia LGBTQ Media minorities in cartoons top 10

Once again, it’s LGBT Pride Month, the annual month-long celebration of LGBTQ rights, individuals, and culture. While I’ve written plenty about LGBTQ comic and animated characters/series, I thought

Minorities in cartoons: "Milo Murphy's Law"

April 27, 2017 1 min read African-Americans animation Disney XD Media Milo Murphy's Law minorities in cartoons

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “Milo Murphy’s Law,” a series that airs on Disney XD. “Milo” debuted in 2016. Background The series focuses

Minorities in cartoons: Arthur ("The Tick")

April 20, 2017 2 min read Ben Edlund comics trivia independent comics Jewish Media minorities in cartoons The Tick

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Arthur, a character from the comic-turned-animated series “The Tick.” Arthur first appeared in “The Tick” #4 (April 1989), and was

Minorities in cartoons: Karolina Dean

April 13, 2017 2 min read Adrian Alphona Brian K. Vaughan comics trivia Karolina Dean lesbian LGBTQ Marvel Media minorities in cartoons Runaways

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Karolina Dean, a member of the Marvel comics group the Runaways. Karolina first appeared in “Runaways” (vol. 1) #1 (July 2003). Writer

Minorities in cartoons: "Class of 3000"

April 06, 2017 2 min read Media African-Americans animation Asian Americans Cartoon Network Class of 3000 minorities in cartoons

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “Class of 3000,” an animated series that debuted on Cartoon Network in 2006. Andre 3000, a member of the hip hop group Outkast, created the

Minorities in cartoons: Grace Choi

March 30, 2017 1 min read Asian Americans bisexual comics trivia DC Comics Grace Choi Judd Winick LGBT Media minorities in cartoons The Outsiders Tom Raney

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Grace Choi, a DC Comics superhero. Grace first appeared in “Outsiders” (vol. 3) #1 (August 2003); Judd Winick and Tom Raney created

Minorities in cartoons: Coach Clayton

March 23, 2017 2 min read African-Americans Al Hartley Archie Chuck Clayton Coach Clayton comics trivia independent comics Media minorities in cartoons

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Coach Clayton, the father of Archie Comics character Chuck Clayton. According to a Grand Comics Database search (unless it’s an error), Clayton

Minorities in cartoons: Catwoman

March 16, 2017 3 min read African-Americans Batman bisexual Catwoman comics trivia DC Comics LGBTQ Media minorities in cartoons

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Catwoman (real name: Selina Kyle), the famous Batman villain. Selina first appeared in “Batman” (vol. 1) #1 (Spring 1940), and was created

Minorities in cartoons: Chipmunk Hunk

March 08, 2017 1 min read Chipmunk Hunk comics trivia Erica Henderson Latinos Marvel Media minorities in cartoons Ryan North Squirrel Girl

This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Chipmunk Hunk (real name: Tomas Lara-Perez), a Marvel superhero. Tomas first appeared in “The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl” (vol. 1) #1 (March 2015)