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The Other History of the DC Universe Sheds a Crucial Light on Katana’s Interior Life
In the grand pantheon of DC Comics characters with decidedly uninspired names (see: Superman, Batman), the Japanese assassin-turned-antihero Katana — codename of Tatsu Yamashiro — has always stood out as being a prime example of how comics have a long history of conceptualizing heroes and villains of colour in rather reductive ways. The latest issue…