When Captain America Wears a Turban, What Does He Fight For?
THE ATLANTIC
By Steven Heller
NEW YORK---Not all superheroes are fictional. For example: Vishavjit Singh, the first Sikh Captain America. An editorial cartoonist by trade, a few months ago he suited up as a real-life turbaned and bearded version of Jack Kirby’s strongman and strode through New York City, to promote his Sikh Comics while fighting religious and ethnic stereotypes. Sikh cartoonist Vishavjit Singh says he dons superhero garb to battle stereotypes. [link]
By Steven Heller
NEW YORK---Not all superheroes are fictional. For example: Vishavjit Singh, the first Sikh Captain America. An editorial cartoonist by trade, a few months ago he suited up as a real-life turbaned and bearded version of Jack Kirby’s strongman and strode through New York City, to promote his Sikh Comics while fighting religious and ethnic stereotypes. Sikh cartoonist Vishavjit Singh says he dons superhero garb to battle stereotypes. [link]
