5 Woke AF Superhero Comic Books

The world of superheroes has been dominated by the same racist, sexist, homophobic bullshit that plagues all forms of media. However, today there are more up and coming artists who are working their hardest to change the status quo and bring proper representation to these trivialized groups. This a list of the 5 best superhero comics for those looking to super punch the patriarchy in the face!

Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson (edited by Sana Aamanat)

Marvel Entertainment

A young Pakistani-American Muslim girl written by a Muslim woman and edited by a Pakistani-American woman! Yay for authenticity! Especially here in Trump's America, the world needs more heroes like Kamala Khan. She is the fearless revolutionary who solves her problems without violence that everyone can look up to. “I wanted to make a story in which the Muslim woman narrates her own life.” -- G. Willow Wislon

Midnighter & Apollo by Steve Orlando

DC Comics

It's pretty much if Batman and Superman were romantic partners, except better! At long last, the LGBTQ community is represented in mainstream comics, both on and behind the page! Plus it's just a badass, beautifully drawn, gut wrenching, tear jerking comic book! "Finally, a gay couple gets to be the heroes and get to tell stories, where, for a relative rarity, we don’t die at the end. We’re the heroes now and finally we get to be in that space." -- Steve Orlando

Nighthawk by David F. Walker

Marvel Entertainment

The guy at the comic book store pitched it to me as "A 'Black Lives Matters' Batman who isn't afraid to kill!" And that's pretty much what it is. Unfortunately cancelled after 6 issues, this book unapologetically shows the modern effects of gentrification, police brutality, and overall white supremacy. "I can recall a time when I had no concept of race. Yes, I was aware of the physical differences within the world... bur race, or more specifically, what we in this country associate as being race, was a foreign concept to me." -- David F. Walker

Batgirl and the Birds of Prey by Julie and Shawna Benson

DC Comics

Comics are notoriously famous for portraying superwomen in the worst possible way. Usually wearing a costume that is 5 sizes too small, women used to have a purely sexual role in comics. Thankfully, with more and more all female creative teams like Julie, Shawna, and their artist Claire Roe, coming to the stands, we get authentic, inspiring, and empowering teams like the Birds of Prey! "The women look amazing — tough, sexy, without being oversexualized, and each has their own attitude that practically beams off the page." -- Julie Benson

Black by Kwanza Osajyefo and Jamal Igle

Black Mask Studios

It's like X-men meets The Wire! A crowdfunding project that earned more than three times the original goal, Black, is the next step in social justice warrior superhero comics. Disturbingly real, Black shows that racist based violence will exist, no matter the justification. "We live in a world where Blacks are still demonized and dehumanized. What if this hyperbolized concept of Blacks being some superhuman threat was accurate – what if only Black people had superpowers?" -- Kwanza Osajyefo