Wrer Roxane Gay opens up about beg Marvel's first black woman lead wrer and her new project, 'Black Panther: World of Wakanda.'
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ROXANE GAY ON BEG THE FIRST BLACK FEMALE LEAD MARVEL WRER: 'WE AREN'T ALLOWED TO FAIL'
Roxane Gay has ma history as Marvel’s first black woman lead wrer for Black Panther: World of Wakanda, but her watershed achievement hasn’t been an effortls experience. Wrg about two women of lor a queer relatnship for a mostly whe, male-domated anchise is groundbreakg, but Gay not that n also be dntg.
In an terview wh Complex, Gay explas that while she is proud of the work that she is dog, ’s not always easy to be a trailblazer, pecially when to makg spac for diversy.
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“All too often, black creators aren’t allowed to make mistak, ” Gay said. ” However, Gay is up to the challenge — and lookg to the future.