these heroes embody black excellence
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
black superheroes before we begin we
publish new videos every day so be sure
to subscribe for more great content
this list will be ranking the most
popular and influential comic book
superheroes of color don’t care if I’m
afraid can’t let it happen again
number 10
spawn he’s arguably one of the most
fondly remembered black superheroes from
extreme comics of the 1990s and perhaps
one of the most ready for a righteous
reboot he’s the devil’s emissary himself
Al Simmons aka spawn the character was
created by Todd McFarlane in 1992 and
quickly earned a rush of popularity
amongst fans so much so that a
big-screen adaptation of spawn was
brought to movie theaters in 1997 the
film has his defenders and detractors
but it’s star Michael Jai White crossed
the color barrier for the first time
being the first actor to portray an
african-american superhero on screen
that counts for a whole lot number 9
blade called blaze and all I want
vampire is to destroy you
speaking of characters that deserve a
new lease on life
Marvel Comics blade began life as a
funky blaxploitation inspired Vampire
Hunter and soon shot up the ranks as one
of the company’s most enduring
african-american characters blade also
received a movie star treatment similar
to spawn with Wesley Snipes portraying a
more modern and vicious iteration of the
character throughout three films he’s
bold bad and unafraid of getting his
hands dirty with a lot of the red stuff
so in our book blade is as cool as they
come
number 8 Black Lightning ookura it was a
nice we’ve already mentioned the
influence of blaxploitation movies on
characters like blade but this funky
racially radical movie genre has also
had its way in helping out force to the
look of our next hero
DC’s Black Lightning his 1977 debuts saw
the high school principal Jefferson
Pierce take on a social justice role
similar to those found in the films of
this era complete with a gloriously
gaudy wardrobe this metahuman possesses
an intense ability to control conduct
and use electricity against his
adversaries including but not limited to
the creation of force fields and
powerful lightning bolt these abilities
were even passed along to his daughters
the DC superheroes thunder and lightning
making crime-fighting a family affair
number seven misty Knight your guy and
the hoodie left plenty for the real cops
to clean up fans of the Luke Cage and
defenders series for Netflix may be
familiar with misty Knight but it may
come as a surprise to discover that the
origins of this dangerous Private Eye
can actually be traced back to you
guessed it the 1970s Luke Cage and iron
fist maybe the Heroes for Hire but
Knight has proven more than capable to
be a deadly and dangerous force for good
with her own p.i service the daughters
of the Dragon alongside partner
Colleen wing this former New York City
police officer even comes equipped with
a badass bionic arm courtesy of Stark
Industries which combined with her
firearm and martial arts training makes
her one extraordinarily tough cookie
number 6 Miles Morales hot
my name is Miles Morales and I’m
who said Peter Parker was the only one
who gets to play spider-man don’t tell
this to Vance Miles Morales he took up
the mantle of the web slinging wonder as
part of Marvel’s alternate continuity
universe in this ultimate series Peter
Parker is dead and it’s up to Morales to
keep fighting the good fight albeit with
a slightly altered series of special
powers Morales is bruton to be quite
popular in the years since his debut so
much so that the character was merged
with the regular Marvel Universe after
the discontinuation of the ultimate
imprint in 2015
making him a welcome addition to the
team number 5
cyborg relaxed Alfred pump take it from
here do I know you Victor stone stock
has certainly risen in recent years
within the DC Cinematic Universe
it’s his superhero alias cyborg has made
appearances in both Batman V Superman
dawn of Justice as well as 2017 s
Justice League this half-man
half-machine is also said to receive his
own standalone movie in 2020 which will
likely make the most out of his capable
fighting ability and brilliant
scientific skill cyborgs publication
history has seen him as a functioning
member of both the JLA and Teen Titans
teams and his stories continued to
thrill and entertain comic fans to this
day um don’t buses normally have drivers
number 4 Luke Cage aka Power Man look
like a damn you’ve already made mention
of Luke Cage aka Power Man in our
previous entry on misty night but there
are also similarities between this
powerful Marvel superhero and another on
our list Black Lightning both were
products of the blaxploitation era and
both saw character design from writer
Tony Isabella today Luke Cage is
probably best known for his appearances
throughout the Netflix Marvel Universe
including his own series which debuted
in 2016 so don’t judge this Hero for
Hire by his disco fight attire and funky
origin story or else you’ll likely be
knocked into next week by cages immense
strength and battle-tested fighting
skill wants me number 3
Jon Stewart aka Green Lantern the Green
Lantern Corps consists of members from
across the DC Comics galaxy including a
number who have taken up the mantle here
on earth Jon Stewart joined the Lantern
Corps back in 1971 and was the company’s
first black superhero
taking over as a backup to Lantern Hal
Jordan after his backup gar
is seriously injured time saw Stuart’s
green lantern gained popularity in his
own right however thanks to his fan
favorite status as a member of DC’s
animated Justice League the Green
Lantern Corps may be a diverse bunch but
Jon Stewart stands out from the crowd as
a true original
[Music]
number two storm
where would the x-men be without storm
this weather warrior has been a near
constant presence within this fan
favorite franchise after first debuting
in 1975 and she’s appeared in numerous
iterations throughout the Marvel comic
and cinematic universes Aurora Monroe
has proven to be a trailblazer in the
comics world as she was the first black
female mutant to have a major role as a
team member and eventually the leader of
the x-men not to mention her time spent
with such groups as the Avengers and
Fantastic Four she’s regal she’s
beautiful and she’s downright dangerous
storm is an icon of ass-kicking black
superheroes long may she reign
before we name our number one pick here
are a few heroic honorable mentions
you wanna be the war machine take your
shot put it down you gotta take a shot
[Music]
[Music]
number one black panther so i ask you
it’s both warrior and king how long do
you think you can keep her friends safe
from me
speaking of storm she actually went on
to marry the number one superhero on our
list the king of Wakanda T’Challa aka
the Black Panther there’s an intriguing
mixture of mysticism and science when it
comes to the world of Wakanda and the
black panther making him a character not
unlike Doctor Strange in that there’s a
rich history to explore finally he’s a
trailblazer is there were virtually no
black superheroes in comics before Black
Panther made his debut in Fantastic Four
number 52 making him an icon for
diversity in the media don’t please
[Music]
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
black superheroes before we begin we
publish new videos every day so be sure
to subscribe for more great content
this list will be ranking the most
popular and influential comic book
superheroes of color don’t care if I’m
afraid can’t let it happen again
number 10
spawn he’s arguably one of the most
fondly remembered black superheroes from
extreme comics of the 1990s and perhaps
one of the most ready for a righteous
reboot he’s the devil’s emissary himself
Al Simmons aka spawn the character was
created by Todd McFarlane in 1992 and
quickly earned a rush of popularity
amongst fans so much so that a
big-screen adaptation of spawn was
brought to movie theaters in 1997 the
film has his defenders and detractors
but it’s star Michael Jai White crossed
the color barrier for the first time
being the first actor to portray an
african-american superhero on screen
that counts for a whole lot number 9
blade called blaze and all I want
vampire is to destroy you
speaking of characters that deserve a
new lease on life
Marvel Comics blade began life as a
funky blaxploitation inspired Vampire
Hunter and soon shot up the ranks as one
of the company’s most enduring
african-american characters blade also
received a movie star treatment similar
to spawn with Wesley Snipes portraying a
more modern and vicious iteration of the
character throughout three films he’s
bold bad and unafraid of getting his
hands dirty with a lot of the red stuff
so in our book blade is as cool as they
come
number 8 Black Lightning ookura it was a
nice we’ve already mentioned the
influence of blaxploitation movies on
characters like blade but this funky
racially radical movie genre has also
had its way in helping out force to the
look of our next hero
DC’s Black Lightning his 1977 debuts saw
the high school principal Jefferson
Pierce take on a social justice role
similar to those found in the films of
this era complete with a gloriously
gaudy wardrobe this metahuman possesses
an intense ability to control conduct
and use electricity against his
adversaries including but not limited to
the creation of force fields and
powerful lightning bolt these abilities
were even passed along to his daughters
the DC superheroes thunder and lightning
making crime-fighting a family affair
number seven misty Knight your guy and
the hoodie left plenty for the real cops
to clean up fans of the Luke Cage and
defenders series for Netflix may be
familiar with misty Knight but it may
come as a surprise to discover that the
origins of this dangerous Private Eye
can actually be traced back to you
guessed it the 1970s Luke Cage and iron
fist maybe the Heroes for Hire but
Knight has proven more than capable to
be a deadly and dangerous force for good
with her own p.i service the daughters
of the Dragon alongside partner
Colleen wing this former New York City
police officer even comes equipped with
a badass bionic arm courtesy of Stark
Industries which combined with her
firearm and martial arts training makes
her one extraordinarily tough cookie
number 6 Miles Morales hot
my name is Miles Morales and I’m
who said Peter Parker was the only one
who gets to play spider-man don’t tell
this to Vance Miles Morales he took up
the mantle of the web slinging wonder as
part of Marvel’s alternate continuity
universe in this ultimate series Peter
Parker is dead and it’s up to Morales to
keep fighting the good fight albeit with
a slightly altered series of special
powers Morales is bruton to be quite
popular in the years since his debut so
much so that the character was merged
with the regular Marvel Universe after
the discontinuation of the ultimate
imprint in 2015
making him a welcome addition to the
team number 5
cyborg relaxed Alfred pump take it from
here do I know you Victor stone stock
has certainly risen in recent years
within the DC Cinematic Universe
it’s his superhero alias cyborg has made
appearances in both Batman V Superman
dawn of Justice as well as 2017 s
Justice League this half-man
half-machine is also said to receive his
own standalone movie in 2020 which will
likely make the most out of his capable
fighting ability and brilliant
scientific skill cyborgs publication
history has seen him as a functioning
member of both the JLA and Teen Titans
teams and his stories continued to
thrill and entertain comic fans to this
day um don’t buses normally have drivers
number 4 Luke Cage aka Power Man look
like a damn you’ve already made mention
of Luke Cage aka Power Man in our
previous entry on misty night but there
are also similarities between this
powerful Marvel superhero and another on
our list Black Lightning both were
products of the blaxploitation era and
both saw character design from writer
Tony Isabella today Luke Cage is
probably best known for his appearances
throughout the Netflix Marvel Universe
including his own series which debuted
in 2016 so don’t judge this Hero for
Hire by his disco fight attire and funky
origin story or else you’ll likely be
knocked into next week by cages immense
strength and battle-tested fighting
skill wants me number 3
Jon Stewart aka Green Lantern the Green
Lantern Corps consists of members from
across the DC Comics galaxy including a
number who have taken up the mantle here
on earth Jon Stewart joined the Lantern
Corps back in 1971 and was the company’s
first black superhero
taking over as a backup to Lantern Hal
Jordan after his backup gar
is seriously injured time saw Stuart’s
green lantern gained popularity in his
own right however thanks to his fan
favorite status as a member of DC’s
animated Justice League the Green
Lantern Corps may be a diverse bunch but
Jon Stewart stands out from the crowd as
a true original
[Music]
number two storm
where would the x-men be without storm
this weather warrior has been a near
constant presence within this fan
favorite franchise after first debuting
in 1975 and she’s appeared in numerous
iterations throughout the Marvel comic
and cinematic universes Aurora Monroe
has proven to be a trailblazer in the
comics world as she was the first black
female mutant to have a major role as a
team member and eventually the leader of
the x-men not to mention her time spent
with such groups as the Avengers and
Fantastic Four she’s regal she’s
beautiful and she’s downright dangerous
storm is an icon of ass-kicking black
superheroes long may she reign
before we name our number one pick here
are a few heroic honorable mentions
you wanna be the war machine take your
shot put it down you gotta take a shot
[Music]
[Music]
number one black panther so i ask you
it’s both warrior and king how long do
you think you can keep her friends safe
from me
speaking of storm she actually went on
to marry the number one superhero on our
list the king of Wakanda T’Challa aka
the Black Panther there’s an intriguing
mixture of mysticism and science when it
comes to the world of Wakanda and the
black panther making him a character not
unlike Doctor Strange in that there’s a
rich history to explore finally he’s a
trailblazer is there were virtually no
black superheroes in comics before Black
Panther made his debut in Fantastic Four
number 52 making him an icon for
diversity in the media don’t please
[Music]
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these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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