Suicide Squad
Spoilers out front forSuicide Squad : King Shark # 3 !
InSuicide Squad : King Shark#3 , on sale now at all digital amusing outlets , one of DC ’s most baffling names ( and characters ) gets called out . B’Wana Beast , a ezed - lean Cuban sandwich , is lento losing his mind and hold back a tournament of species . At one point he refers to himself as " the White God , ” which is a problematic byname — and he gets taken to task for it .
world power hail in all form in the DC Universe , but B’Wana Beast ’s may rank as the most unequalled . First appearing in 1967’sShowcase # 66 , and created by Bob Haney and Mike Sekowsky , B’Wana Beast ’s primary power is to take two creature and fuse them together into foreign hybrids . The part has made sporadic appearance , most notably in Grant Morrison’slegendaryAnimal Manrun . presently , inSuicide Squad : King Shark , the former submarine is show signs of mental instability , currently running a “ species - cross contest , ” to which King Shark has been drafted . B’Wana Beast ’s delusions of grandeur lead to one of his problematic nicknames getting deservedly forebode out . Suicide Squad : King Shark # 3is compose by Tim Seeley , with art by Scott Kolins , colors by John Kalisz , and letters by Wes Abbott .
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B’Wana Beast is smugly watching his tournament , pleased with the results . He is particularlyfascinated by King Sharkand his relationship with the human Defacer . He differentiate her that the cross - species human relationship between the two yield him hope that the creature he combine together into chimera do not resent him for what he did to them . He move on to refer to himself as “ the White God . ” As Defacer takes her leave of him for the clock time being , she thinks to herself that hereallyneeds to retire that name .
Defacer is utterly right . Everything aboutB’Wana Beast screams colonialism . He is a white man who trip to Africa and was make world power allowing him full control condition over animals — the “ livid savior ” complex given bod . what is more , he show a less than suitable position towards beast — seeing them as nothing more than cock to practice and flux together , regardless of their feelings . last , his nickname of “ White God ’ is antiblack , and embodies all of colonialism ’s worst aspect .
DC has seemingly realized all this and is take care to course - correct by not only call it out in the first place but by showing B’Wana Beast as more of a scoundrel . He mentions to Defacer that he used to palpate bad about fusing animals together , but no longer does . He rationalizes it bypointing to King Sharkand Defacer ’s family relationship , but did he ever truly like in the first place ? B’Wana Beast is the support , breathing embodiment of colonialist doctrine , with a extremely problematical nickname , and it gets called out inSuicide Squad : King Shark#3 .
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