A Black Superman? It's happened, and could again 13 May, 2021 07:00 AM 7 minutes to read On his world, Calvin Ellis is Superman and Nubia is Wonder Woman. Photo / DC Comics via The New York Times On his world, Calvin Ellis is Superman and Nubia is Wonder Woman. Photo / DC Comics via The New York Times New York Times By: George Gene Gustines As renewed rumours of a Black Superman movie swirl, here is the complicated history of reimagining the most iconic comic hero as a Black man. In 2008, during his presidential campaign, Barack Obama told a joke at a charity event. "Contrary to the rumours you have heard, I was not born in a manger," he said. "I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father, Jor-El, to save the planet Earth."