Rewriting the Superhero Story Through Cosplay

In the world of comics and cosplay, African Americans are vastly underrepresented. But Jourdan Barnett, aka Blerd Vision, is trying to change that. By dressing as both Caucasian and African American comic book heroes and villains, Jourdan is using his super skills to develop stunning real life representations of characters like Deadshot from “Suicide Squad.” Jourdan’s imagination proves there’s no limit to the superhero—or antihero—narrative.

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