tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post114806629393276368..comments2024-01-02T09:18:23.893-05:00Comments on Written World: Maximum Audience Participation RequestedRagnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00373059673228550524noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1158019432735208782006-09-11T20:03:00.000-04:002006-09-11T20:03:00.000-04:00The Second Life of Dr. Mirage, from Valiant Comics...The Second Life of Dr. Mirage, from Valiant Comics, which was a romantic comedy about a chinese american paranormal doc married to his lovely brazilian engineer wife. This came out in 1993, and lemme tell ya, it brought tears to my teenage, prepubescent eyes. Finally! positive representation, and a good story to boot. <BR/><BR/>Too bad no one else knows about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148404548649408742006-05-23T13:15:00.000-04:002006-05-23T13:15:00.000-04:00The Cat (Marvel): he might have been listed under ...The Cat (Marvel): he might have been listed under his given name already, but I don't remember what it is. Actually, I'm only somewhat sure that that's his codename, too. He's the dude Deadpool fights in Cable & Deadpool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148163766909730842006-05-20T18:22:00.000-04:002006-05-20T18:22:00.000-04:00There was a Korean girl superhero towards the end ...There was a Korean girl superhero towards the end of Justice League Task Force... I don't remember her name but she disguised herself as a male superhero using body armour, and was killed off in a ridiculously gratuitous way.TansyRRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411830162058361645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148112381957678372006-05-20T04:06:00.000-04:002006-05-20T04:06:00.000-04:00I don't know if Splinter counts, since he's not re...I don't know if Splinter counts, since he's not really a human being. I don't remember whether his ratty life began in Japan or America.<BR/><BR/>However, Oroku Saki, AKA The Shredder, definately counts. Splinter's master, Hamato Yoshi, also counts.<BR/><BR/>I think that a lot of asian characters probably come from the Ninja craze of the 80s. I'd like to second the mention of Sagin, Shing, The District Manager, and Paul the Samurai, as they were all meant to parody that trend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148103481664757902006-05-20T01:38:00.000-04:002006-05-20T01:38:00.000-04:00Striker-Z from The Power Company, a former Hong Ko...Striker-Z from <I>The Power Company</I>, a former Hong Kong stuntman, and his friend who makes all of his equipment, whose name--again--escapes me.Chris Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320487883818314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148100564845458602006-05-20T00:49:00.000-04:002006-05-20T00:49:00.000-04:00Ana Ishikawa (Shi)Ana Ishikawa (Shi)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148093773749285552006-05-19T22:56:00.000-04:002006-05-19T22:56:00.000-04:00- Girl One from *Top Ten*- Third Rail from *Blood ...- Girl One from *Top Ten*<BR/>- Third Rail from *Blood Syndicate*<BR/>- David Kim from *Xombi*<BR/><BR/>Are we counting comic strips? If so:<BR/>- Sparrow from *Dykes to Watch Out For*<BR/>- Kim from *Doonesbury*Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09906510341329356653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148089308762083072006-05-19T21:41:00.000-04:002006-05-19T21:41:00.000-04:00The Bengal (Marvel)Amiko(?) Marvel - Orphaned girl...The Bengal (Marvel)<BR/>Amiko(?) Marvel - Orphaned girl adopted by Wolverine and Mariko, later taken care of by Yukio<BR/>Jimmy Yama (Marvel - Spider-Girl)<BR/>Nancy Lu (Marvel - telekinetic in Spider-Girl)CalvinPitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815632086057048846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148086650968127492006-05-19T20:57:00.000-04:002006-05-19T20:57:00.000-04:00And of course we have Wong and the Ancient One fro...And of course we have Wong and the Ancient One from Doctor Strange. More obscurely, how about Chop Suzi from the Seven Soldiers back story, and Daffy Matsumoto from Love And Rockets? But I suppose Xorn from New X-Men would just be Magneto <I>impersonating</I> an Asian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148083327194232122006-05-19T20:02:00.000-04:002006-05-19T20:02:00.000-04:00If you're counting extradimensional Asians from th...If you're counting extradimensional Asians from the city of K'un Lun, there's The August Personage in Jade and Lei Kung the Thunderer, who trained Iron Fist.Chris Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320487883818314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148083237964871132006-05-19T20:00:00.000-04:002006-05-19T20:00:00.000-04:00In the bad example catagory: Marvel's Yellow Claw,...In the bad example catagory: Marvel's Yellow Claw, his fellow Fu Manchu carbon copy, Chin Lung, from <I>Detective Comics</I> 1. Apart from the aforementioned Shang Chi and Fu Manchu, Master of Kung Fu gives us the Leiko Wu and Fah Lo Suee, off the top of my head, and Cho Lin (Shang's instructor), Shen Kuei ("Cat") and Moving Shadow, according to <A HREF="http://www.pjfarmer.com/woldnewton/Shangchi.htm" REL="nofollow">this page</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148082152429061902006-05-19T19:42:00.000-04:002006-05-19T19:42:00.000-04:00Steven said...Really? Wu Cheng was not amused to b...Steven said...<BR/><I>Really? Wu Cheng was not amused to be portrayed as "Chop Chop," but Chuck was okay with "the Listener"? </I><BR/><BR/>No, no, no. <B>That</B> actually happened. Chop Chop's codename in that story was "Dr. Hands" anyway.Chris Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320487883818314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148080980747280272006-05-19T19:23:00.000-04:002006-05-19T19:23:00.000-04:00Akiko from Mark Crilley's series of the same name....Akiko from Mark Crilley's series of the same name. (Sirius)<BR/><BR/>Sabra (Marvel's Israeli superhero, if you're not talking strictly east Asian characters)<BR/><BR/>All the others I could think of have already been mentioned.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00690014716710756446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148080398633845912006-05-19T19:13:00.000-04:002006-05-19T19:13:00.000-04:00Of the top of my head:Dr. Light (DC, the heroic on...Of the top of my head:<BR/><BR/>Dr. Light (DC, the heroic one)<BR/>The Atom (DC, Dr. Ray Palmer’s replacement, coming soon)<BR/>Psylocke (Marvel, you can decide if this one’s true or not)<BR/>Mariko (Marvel)<BR/>Jubilee (Marvel)<BR/>Lady Death Strike (Marvel)<BR/>Katana (DC)<BR/>Dr. Mann (DC, Vertigo, I got trade number 7 today!)<BR/>The Mandarin (Marvel)<BR/>Silver Samurai (Marvel)<BR/>Sister Grimm and her parents (Marvel)<BR/>Dupli-Kate (Image)<BR/>Multi-Paul (Image)<BR/>Green Arrow (DC, original Green Arrow’s son, half Japanese, I think he’s still operating under the same code name)<BR/>Cheshire (DC, might be dead)<BR/>Cheshire’s child by Arsenal (DC)<BR/>Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, I think they’ve stopped using the kung fu bit)<BR/>Wasp (Ultimate Marvel only)<BR/>Sunfire, and his old team Big Hero Six (Marvel)<BR/>Lady Shiva (DC)<BR/>Clancy (DC, Nightwing supporting character)<BR/>Sensei Ping (Viper Comics, Middleman)<BR/>Angela (PS 238, an independent title)<BR/>Batgirl (DC)<BR/><BR/>I had to wrack my brains for 20 minutes to get that list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148079843998237802006-05-19T19:04:00.000-04:002006-05-19T19:04:00.000-04:00Really? Wu Cheng was not amused to be portrayed as...Really? Wu Cheng was not amused to be portrayed as "Chop Chop," but Chuck was okay with "the Listener"?Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772087090448461047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148079249785399892006-05-19T18:54:00.000-04:002006-05-19T18:54:00.000-04:00From Iron Man:The MandarinRumiko Fujikawa (Stark's...From Iron Man:<BR/><BR/>The Mandarin<BR/><BR/>Rumiko Fujikawa (Stark's love interest/daughter of rival Japanese CEO)<BR/><BR/>Dr. Su Yin (neurosurgeon who had affair with Stark then broke it off because she was married)<BR/><BR/>Prof. Ho Yinsen, brilliant physicist who was kidnapped with Tony in IM's origin and who helped Tony build the Iron Man armorChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01346148754086281062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148077856252593032006-05-19T18:30:00.000-04:002006-05-19T18:30:00.000-04:00And I think you're all forgetting that in the Howa...And I think you're all forgetting that in the Howard Chaykin <I>Blackhawk</I>, Chop-Chop (the "bad example" character you all keep bringing up) is revealed to be an in-story fictionalized version of the in-story "real world" Blackhawk, Wu Cheng, who is <I>not</I> amused by his portrayal in the comics. <BR/><BR/>Along the same lines, we have Chinky, from the Misty Magic Land stories in <I>Promethea</I>, who's revealed in, I think, the Tomorrow Stories Special, to be Ching Qi, whose racist caricature is a manifestation of Little Margie's childishness.Chris Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320487883818314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148077720360881872006-05-19T18:28:00.000-04:002006-05-19T18:28:00.000-04:00Just about everybody in David Mack's Kabuki, no? (...Just about everybody in <A HREF="http://www.nohtv.com/javind.htm" REL="nofollow">David Mack's <I>Kabuki</I></A>, no? (Set (mostly) in Japan, but Mack is American.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148076062669886612006-05-19T18:01:00.000-04:002006-05-19T18:01:00.000-04:00Speaking of Runaways, isn't Turbo from the New War...Speaking of Runaways, isn't Turbo from the New Warriors/Excelsior Asian-American? Mickey somethingorother?Chris Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320487883818314339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148076042732143382006-05-19T18:00:00.000-04:002006-05-19T18:00:00.000-04:00Sunburst too. And Sung Li.Sunburst too. And Sung Li.sean witzkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821166438073682827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148075475239811582006-05-19T17:51:00.000-04:002006-05-19T17:51:00.000-04:00pssst-I'm also able and willing to scan in some pi...pssst-I'm also able and willing to scan in some pics of Nico if you need/want some for the present.Micklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148075089852821402006-05-19T17:44:00.000-04:002006-05-19T17:44:00.000-04:00Warriors had Joey, who I think was a mathematician...Warriors had Joey, who I think was a mathematician but liked quoting Bruce Lee and John Woo movies for the hell of it.kalinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01417686761943716312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148075021039817692006-05-19T17:43:00.000-04:002006-05-19T17:43:00.000-04:00Nico is the only one I know of - but wikipedia's g...Nico is the only one I know of - but wikipedia's got a <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Asian_superheroes" REL="nofollow">page</A> for Asian Superheroes, if that helps.Micklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634363950848962653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148074629254976292006-05-19T17:37:00.000-04:002006-05-19T17:37:00.000-04:00And DC's Thunder and Lightning had a Vietnamese mo...And DC's Thunder and Lightning had a Vietnamese mother and American father.Kevin Melrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166118608476811948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538843.post-1148074461422646972006-05-19T17:34:00.000-04:002006-05-19T17:34:00.000-04:00I forgot Nico Minoru from RunawaysI forgot Nico Minoru from RunawaysKevin Melrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166118608476811948noreply@blogger.com