The new comics of Uncanny X-Menthe franchise that creates superhero movies produced by Marvel Studiospresented a new Argentine character named Valentín Correaknown as Ransomand his story caused a sensation on social media.
His appearance was in the new installment of the comics Uncannylast Wednesday, where he debuted alongside other new characters, which were written by Gail Simone and drawn and designed by David Marquez.
The character of Ransom is a mutant from Buenos Aires of Afro-Argentine originwhich caused controversy and surprise in several users. His tragic life story gave him the power to become a bulletproof mutant.
What is the story of “Ransom”
Valentin Correa has a hard life story that led him to ask the X-Men for help so he could join them. Of Afro-Argentine origin, Ransom (rescue in English) was born in Buenos Aires and was abandoned by his parents after being kidnapped and held for ransom as a child.
He black hole that possesses instead of a heartgave the character unique powers, a solid and firm personality, and the ability to become stronger when shot, thus being a bulletproof mutant.
After struggling to escape from the place where he was being held, Correa began to live alone and the twists and turns of life led him towards USAwhere he was chased by a creature along with three other young mutants. That was the starting point that led him to join the X-Men group.
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The controversies over his Afro-Argentine origin
The announcement of Valentín Correa’s character joining the X-Men caused a sensation in the social networks and in the fans, who with great expectation celebrated that the comic integrated a Argentine superhero in their stories. However, several users were disappointed due to Ransom’s lack of ethnic representation.
The questions increased and on the social network X, a user from Argentina asked Gail Simonethe comic book writer, if they had done any research on the country’s demographics targeting the lack of representation.
“Are you saying this because Ransom is Afro-Argentine? I realize they are a minority, but they are still Argentinian, right? Ransom is amazing.“, the writer responded to the criticism, defending the creation of her character.
Source: Ambito
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