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[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

That's because the whole point is responding to the issues of the day. The comics first came out in the 60s, and the main players are clear allegories for MLK, Malcom X, and the KKK. 2000s movies play off 2000s issues.