that's a heat-ray blasting behind his shoulders; this mlk story has a sci-fi twist

That's right: a Martin Luther King comic book. Inside, there's the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the March on Washington, and the word "negro" is thrown around just liberally enough that, by the end, it almost stops sounding racist. Almost.

such a disappointment

"Alright, my brothers and sisters. One more time: The Black Panthers are about self-defense and empowerment. Nobody's expecting you to go around blastin' on white people at random. That's insane. That's not what being a Black Panther is all about. At the same time, however, we do have a badass image to uphold. No doubt. Despite that, last week, I found Mike over here playing Frisbee with some little blond children at the park. Blond children! At the park!"

"I'm sorry, Kathleen. I just... I don't know. Frisbee makes me do crazy things."