Have you finished "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” on Disney+ and now you’re looking for more Captain America? Truth: Red, White & Black exposes the secret history of the Marvel Universe and Isaiah Bradley: the FIRST Captain America!
During World War II, Isaiah is one of 300 African American soldiers experimented on by the US Army in an attempt to create the super soldier serum that would produce Steve Rogers. This seven-issue limited series was written by Robert Morales with art by Kyle Baker and introduces Isaiah, who is a supporting character in the Disney+ show.

Our guest this week is cosplayer Chris Carthern, known as @CosplaysbyShinobi on Instagram. Chris makes it a point to cosplay as people of colour because representation (or the lack thereof) is a very important issue in the world and he wants to see more people of colour represented in entertainment. His cosplay characters include Black Panther, Nightcrawler, A-Train from “The Boys” and the Sam Wilson Captain America.

Chris also produces high-quality, award-winning independent social justice movies at MysteryDinnerStudios.com and is also a two-time author. He joins us to discuss the role of black characters like Isaiah Bradley and Sam Wilson in Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

We will return in two weeks for a very special episode featuring Matt’s often-mentioned wife, Emma Smith who will be discussing the first graphic novel she ever read: “Clumsy” by Jeffrey Brown.

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