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Author. Former comic culture reporter for The Washington Post. 4x Eisner Award nom. Radford University alum. UMD and AU adjunct. 🇵🇷 and ✊🏾 Actually from D.C.

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David Betancourt
5 years
Disney + was a game changer because of the Marvel Studios and Star Wars content and now we know it’ll be packaged with ESPN + and Hulu? That’s major.
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2 years
You’re not the only one to notice that the Egyptian jams at the end of Moon Knight have been slapping extra hard. Moon Knight producer Mohamed Diab told me his wife, Sarah Goher, helped select Egyptian music to weave into the show, including DJ Kaboo at the end of episode 3.
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David Betancourt
4 years
BREAKING: MILESTONE COMICS to return to publishing in 2021. New comics, new digital library of original comics and a whole lot more. Click here for the scoop!
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5 years
Look who stopped by @washingtonpost . Avengers: Endgame directors The Russo brothers. #AvengersEndame
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3 years
The Snyder Cut in print.
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1 year
I’ve seen Blue Beetle three times now and I can say without a doubt it isn’t just one the the best DC movies of the last decade. It’s one of the best DC movies ever. Some thoughts. #bluebeetle
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David Betancourt
5 years
Enjoy this thread of all the MCU post-credit scenes.
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From the end credits to the endgame...
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David Betancourt
7 years
You get a new Black Panther poster! You get a new Black Panther poster! YOU GET A NEW BLACK PANTHER POSTER! #BlackPantherSoLIT
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David Betancourt
3 years
I was watching the Moon Knight trailer and my daughter said “I really want to start reading the comics to understand what’s going on.” Me:
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David Betancourt
7 months
Some news: I have accepted a buyout from The Washington Post. My 16 and a half years here comes to an end on Dec. 31. I’m getting a generous deal, and with it, time to focus on David Betancourt the author. It’s been an honor being your comic culture reporter. Thanks for reading.
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David Betancourt
2 years
One of my favorite scenes in The Batman was when he realized Alfred was in danger, called Wayne Manor and then used his Bruce Wayne voice while masked to try to warn of the coming danger
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David Betancourt
2 years
Legendary comic book artist Tim Sale passed away today. Sale’s comics always felt like major events. Whenever he teamed up with writer Jeph Loeb, it was pure magic. You could see the influence of Sale’s work as recently not so far back as The Batman. RIP.
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David Betancourt
6 years
A $200 million 3day weekend was always the number I had in my head. I’m no @ngreenberg , but I always felt the initial box office projections weren’t taking into account the emotions this film was creating once people saw it. Word of mouth took care of the rest. #blackpanther
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David Betancourt
10 months
The Puerto Rico Spider-Man suit I co-created with @Ariotstorm in my first Miles Morales story for Marvel Comics made it into the new Spider-Man 2 video game for PS5. Because if there’s one thing a Puerto Rican superhero is gonna do, it’s let you know they’re Puerto Rican! 🇵🇷
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David Betancourt
2 years
Juan Soto leaves and I likely never step foot in Nationals Park again. Generational once in a lifetime talent that has already proven he can win you a championship when he’s not the only guy. The Dominican Babe Ruth. Makes Atlanta Baseball Team pitchers emotional. Sign him.
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2 years
Watching my son unwrap MY…I mean HIS…PS5.
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1 year
Blue Beetle is one of the best movies of DC’s modern era. Right up there with the first Wonder Woman movie. Fun. Emotional. Culturally significant. Extremely funny. I was blown away. Jaime Reyes absolutely deserves to be a part of the new DCU.
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6 years
The proper Warner Bros./DC response to @theblackpanther isn’t a Cyborg movie, it’s realizing the potential they have with all those Milestone characters. The potential has no limit and there’s just as much black/fanboy passion with that universe.
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5 years
New Gods cometh.
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6 years
Norm Breyfogle illustrated one of my all-time favorite Batman panels, the introduction of Tim Drake as a new Robin for a new generation of Batman fans.
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David Betancourt
5 years
How fitting that the Watchmen comic was known for Dave Gibbons 9 panel pages and the @watchmen series is 9 episodes. They even got the numbers right. #WatchmenHBO
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8 months
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: Very excited to announce I’ve written a new Miles Morales story for the new “Spider-Man: Stories from the Spider-Verse” anthology that will be out next summer. You can pre-order this book now at Amazon! Fantastic cover art by: @jahnoyl
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David Betancourt
5 years
When I spoke to @ReginaKing about @watchmen I had only seen the first episode. I asked if she was comfortable working on a show that dived so deep into race with a white showrunner. She said two things: 1-she’d follow Damon Lindelof anywhere, and 2-“just trust me, David.”
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David Betancourt
3 years
My paternal grandmother Anna Betancourt Robles died today. She was 86. I was her first grandson. That she is with my grandfather Eligio now is the only thing soothing the pain of losing her. She was my strongest connection to Puerto Rico. I will love and miss her always.
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David Betancourt
7 years
The key to success from Burger King's purchase of Popeyes is that they change absolutely nothing.
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David Betancourt
1 year
#AcrossTheSpiderVerse was spectacular. So groundbreaking. So much authentic sazón. We will be having greatest Spider-Man movie trilogies ever chats when they are done with this universe. And honestly, I hope they’re not done after the next one.
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5 years
Already smelling what the Rock is cooking with this intro.
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5 years
The crazy thing about the possibility of the Multiverse (aside from being a huge possible nod to Secret Wars) is that the multiverse isn’t even needed to bring Peter Parker and Miles Morales together because Donald Glover was already introduced as Aaron Davis in Homecoming
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David Betancourt
6 years
One of my fav panels from Mister Miracle by @TomKingTK and @MitchGerads
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David Betancourt
4 years
Christian Cooper has returned to mainstream comics, writing the first issue of Represent!, a new digital series from DC Comics that will shine a spotlight on traditionally underrepresented voices.
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David Betancourt
5 years
Whatever you may think of the Snyder/Justice League era, which can’t completely be brushed aside because it gave us Gadot and Momoa, DC is hitting their cinematic stride by saying to hell with the all-star team up and let’s just concentrate on these stories one by one.
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David Betancourt
4 years
Juneteenth reading for today.
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David Betancourt
3 years
I hope they give @lesliegrace the @babsdraws Batsuit design.
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3 years
My favorite Halloween movie is Batman Forever
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David Betancourt
5 years
This panel from The Magnificent Ms. Marvel #1 written by @saladinahmed and illustrated by @MinkyuJungArt should go straight to the Eisner Hall of Fame.
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David Betancourt
5 years
If you don’t think #TheMandalorian is the future of Star Wars storytelling, you’re not paying attention. That was a 🔥 first season. Do I still want a Darth Vader movie based off of the excellent tales taking place in his comics? Sure. But the future is here. This is the way.
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5 years
Rex’s best block or charge yet.
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Block or charge?🏀🤷‍♂️💥😱😳🤕
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David Betancourt
5 years
Nats are partying with lightsabers. Give them the World Series now.
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David Betancourt
6 years
Henry was a great Superman who was never given great dialogue and always depended on to just look the part. He deserved better, the least of which would have been a real plan building towards Justice League instead of a rush job to catch up to Marvel.
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Confirmed
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David Betancourt
2 years
When I asked Oscar Isaac about being the first Latino lead actor at Marvel Studios he said: “My MCU hero is one that is a study of identities…it also gave us room to bring some of that [Latino] background into it too.” He couldn’t say then but he was talking about Jake in ep 6.
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David Betancourt
5 years
Honored to receive my first racist email about @watchmen . As always, so bold behind a digital screen. Almost want to email back and let him know I’m not just African America, but Puerto Rican and spanish speaking too, you know, to really add some seasoning to the bigotry.
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David Betancourt
7 years
During last weekend's DC in D.C. event, I had the chance to talk to @candicekp about her groundbreaking role as Iris West on @CW_TheFlash
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David Betancourt
2 years
Black Adam hits HBO Max tomorrow. Will we see the JSA again? Only DC Studios knows.
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David Betancourt
4 years
True story. Ludacris came to Radford for a concert my Sr year in 02. There was only one press pass for the RU newspaper. Everyone wanted it. I walked in and said “I’m the only brotha here. It’s mine.” I was a sports reporter too. But not that day. Wrote a feature on the concert.
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David Betancourt
6 years
Close-up look at the stage at the Library of Congress where I moderated a special event commemorating the 1000th issue of Action Comics with the legendary Paul Levitz and @thedanjurgens . A career highlight for me as a journalist and a fanboy.
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David Betancourt
1 year
The news is now out! I’m writing a SPIDER-SMASHER story starring Billie Morales (and other special guests) for Marvel Comics in Edge of Spider-Verse # 3, illustrated by the super-talented @Rockthearts1 . In stores June 21 (a big date for those that know!)
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David Betancourt
7 years
Re The Last Jedi: What if Snoke speaking at the beginning wasn't him talking to Kylo Ren, but Rey?
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David Betancourt
3 years
I spoke to Temuera Morrison about returning to Star Wars after two decades, being an indigenous actor in a lead role for a major franchise and just how many other clones he could potentially show up as in the future on other upcoming Star Wars series
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David Betancourt
2 years
Namor. Mutant. King. Latino superhero.
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David Betancourt
6 years
Miles Morales did that.
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Golden Globe Awards
6 years
Congratulations to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse ( @SpiderVerse ) - Best Motion Picture - Animated. - #GoldenGlobes
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David Betancourt
7 years
This is a job for...Black Lightning.
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David Betancourt
1 year
Finally found what I’m wearing to The Flash
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David Betancourt
1 year
The news is finally out there! Very excited to announce that I’ve written my first book! “The Avengers Assembled,” a retelling of the origins of the Avengers, based on their earliest adventures, arrives in stores and online August 29!
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11 months
My first book, “The Avengers Assembled,” a retelling of the origin of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, is now out in the world!
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2 years
Rented out the AMC in Gtown to give my son a Wakanda Forever screening for fam and friends for his 7th b-day. Thank you to the Star Wars Group Chat ( @clintonyates @dshif ) for representing and kid sis @ByBiancaBee for coming to see her sobrinos. @nczeitgeist was there in spirit.
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David Betancourt
6 months
OMG are we getting the Chris Claremont/Jim Lee basketball scene from the early 90s X-Men comics in X-Men 97!?!?!?
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5 years
Just filed my fourth and possible last @watchmen piece for a while. I’ve watched tonight’s season finale twice. Not sure I’m ready to let it go but next week is Star Wars and the beat moves on.
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5 years
This is my fav thing from 2020 so far.
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5 years
Messi...💪⚽️😏🤷‍♂️🔥🔥
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David Betancourt
6 years
I went on CNN International to talk about the one and only Stan Lee.
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6 years
“He always knew that these characters had deep story-telling potential in a future outside the comic book page.” - @adcfanboy on #StanLee #Marvel #marvelcomics #Excelsior
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1 year
This is world-class marketing to Latinos #BlueBeetle
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3 years
Forever the blueprint. RIP Richard Donner.
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5 years
DOCTOR MANHATTAN SPEAKS! I spoke with ⁦ @yahya ⁩ about when exactly he found out he was secretly blue, the blackness of ⁦ @watchmen ⁩ under showrunner Damon Lindelof, and the moment he realized he wouldn’t be needing clothes anymore.
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1 year
Spider-Verse is so influential they made the Flash movie a multiverse adventure where he’s half Latino and his mother speaks to him in Spanish.
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2 years
Rest In Peace to the legendary artist George Pérez. A comic book icon and a Puerto Rican pioneer.
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5 years
I spoke with ⁦ @nkjemisin ⁩ and ⁦ @_pryce14 ⁩ about Far Sector, a new series from Gerard Way’s Young Animal imprint at DC that introduces us to a new Green Lantern.
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7 years
That's the Justice League trailer I was waiting for.
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4 years
Not Chadwick man.
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4 years
I had a chance to speak with Christian Cooper about his viral Central Park experience, a groundbreaking stint at Marvel Comics, his Harvard days, and the moments of his youth that shaped the man he is today.
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4 years
If you think the media doesn’t get Latinos imagine being a Latino in that said media
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David Betancourt
6 years
Nate Moore told me what impressed Marvel Studios was Coogler’s ability to tell a story about fathers and sons. Something they knew Black Panther would lean on.
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FilmFatale_NYC 🇭🇹 🇩🇴 🇺🇸
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Ryan Coogler wasn't picked to direct #BlackPanther solely because he was Black. They chose him because is also a dope ass filmmaker who put whole ass foot into making that movie. And the billion dollar receipts are here to prove it.
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David Betancourt
5 years
Spider-Man Far From Home trailer. Don’t watch if you haven’t seen Endgame!
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⚠️ SPOILERS AHEAD ⚠️ It’s time to step up. Watch the new #SpiderManFarFromHome trailer now and get your tickets today:
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David Betancourt
5 years
This Shazam variant cover by @Michael_Cho is 🔥 🌩
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2 years
“She has done it! THE BLACK PANTHER LIVES!” Happy “Wakanda Forever” Disney Plus day and first day of Black History Month!
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1 year
Look. At. This. Art!
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@adcfanboy Her snap is the Puerto Rico flag!
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5 years
What’s Up Danger?
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5 years
In print in today’s @washingtonpost @PostStyle my picks for live-action superheroes of the decade.
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4 years
Look at that Keaton Batman!!!!
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David Betancourt
7 years
10 years. 30 animated DC movies. We should always show love to superhero animation. I know we’re witnessing the glory years with all these live-action movies and tv shows, but for a long time animation was all we had.
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6 years
I spoke to ⁦ @BRIANMBENDIS ⁩ and we confirmed off the record that I am the real Miles Morales. We also spoke about the only Superboy that matters (the 90s one) and DCs new imprint, Wonder Comics.
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David Betancourt
2 years
Kind of crazy to think I wrote a story for Marvel where the Black Panther and Miles Morales have a convo about Blackness in Latin America and a year later Wakanda Forever will introduce a Mexican Namor. Props to @Ariotstorm for the beautiful art.
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David Betancourt
4 years
Because of my encyclopedic knowledge of the original Saved by the Bell I was called upon to review the reboot debuting on ⁦ @peacockTV ⁩ on Wednesday. Listen, preppy! I was a skeptic. But this show is fantastic.
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2 years
Surely no one expected James Gunn to come along and just keep everything at DC as it was. If everything was ok he wouldn’t be here.
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David Betancourt
3 years
Today is my second class teaching comic book culture and how to cover it at the University of Maryland. I taught digitally last fall and am teaching on campus this fall. Today’s class? Batman at the movies.
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5 years
Wonder Woman was great. Aquaman was swashbuckingly swagful and visually spectacular. Shazam! is just as good and maybe even the best thing DC has made post-Nolan. Joker and Birds of Prey on deck. This is the type of quality DC fans have expected.
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1 year
My Blue Beetle column is in print today on the eighth anniversary of me arriving in the Washington Post style section
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5 years
Bane’s dialogue is his super power.
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Thanos or Bane? Let’s argue.
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1 year
I spoke with ⁦ @bluebeetle ⁩ director ⁦ @angelmanuelsoto ⁩ DC Comics president/publisher/CCO ⁦ @JimLee ⁩ and Blue Beetle co-creator ⁦ @CullyHamner ⁩ about bringing one of DCs oldest superheroes to life on the big screen. #BlueBeetle
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2 years
I spoke to ⁦ @TenochHuerta ⁩ at the Wakanda Forever premiere at the ⁦ @NMAAHC ⁩. After seeing the film, I wrote about how big a moment Namor’s debut is for Tenoch and those in Latin America who never see themselves in such a heroic way in movies.
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This wins
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