Beau DeMayo fired off about Marvel’s new habit of race-swapping villains.

After another iconic Marvel villain was shown being race-swapped, the formerX-Men ‘97showrunner did not hold back.

This was sparked by Norman Osborn being a Black man in the upcoming animated seriesYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.

A variety of Black Marvel villains.

It reads ‘funny.’

Especially when their library of black heroes are so radically underserved.

It reveals a strong bias or ignorance."

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This was a Marvel directive.

Crew members and I brought up his Afro heritage multiple times.

They wanted ‘Latino representation’ on the team since Storm and Bishop were already black."

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