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Over the last 20 years, Hollywood has tapped into comic book stories like "Black Panther" - the king of the mythical African nation Wakanda - and "The Avengers" to generate more than $22 billion in box office receipts for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Īnd with Hollywood increasingly mining comic books, the heroes who once inspired generations during the early 20th century have taken on a new role in modern American storytelling and with that comes a new focus on diversity. This year, "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" on Disney+ explored the concept of a Black Captain America when Sam Wilson, also known as the Falcon, picked up the iconic shield. 'I hardly ever see myself represented': New documentary spotlights Asian mothers, LGBTQ kids 'You do you': People share their emotional stories to help others on National Coming Out Day 2018's "Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse", a collaboration between Sony and Marvel, included numerous iterations of Spider-Man, including characters such as Miles Morales, a teen of both African-American and Puerto Rican descent, and Peni Parker, a Japanese-American girl.