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The Marvel of settler colonialism: Shelagh Roxburgh, ‘Mainstreaming mutants: the colonization of Danielle Moonstar in film and TV adaptation’, Settler Colonial Studies, 2026

27Feb26

Abstract: This article explores the ways that critical representations of injustice are suppressed in the adaptation of comic book content to television and film. This analysis focuses on how the mainstreaming of Marvel X-Men comic books and related titles has produced watered-down representations of the political and social conflicts depicted in the original works. Centering on the character of Danielle Moonstar, an Indigenous mutant in the Marvel Universe, this article demonstrates how rare and radical commentary on settler colonialism presented by this character is suppressed and distorted in television and film. Through this example, this article demonstrates how instead of maintaining the core elements of this character, popular adaptations co-opt Danielle to reproduce and reinforce colonial discourses that normalize violence against Indigenous women and girls.


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