by Imani Lateef | May 23, 2026 | Reviews
The Monster of Blackenstyne (Not to Be Confused with Blackenstein) Written and Created by David Walker; Art by Marcelo Di Chiara (Solid Comix, 2026) Synopsis From the Eisner Award-winning co-creator of Bitter Root comes a bone-breaking, sense-shattering, mind-melting...
by Imani Lateef | May 15, 2026 | Reviews
Mama Came Callin’ By Ezra Claytan Daniels, Illustrated by Camilla Sucre (Harper Collins, 2026) Synopsis Finally forced to face the hideous family history she’s been avoiding, Kirah sets off to discover where, and who, she truly came from. And the more she...
by Imani Lateef | May 4, 2026 | Black Indie Spotlight
Fumes #1 Original story by M’Shai Dash, scripting by M’Shai Dash and Greg Burnham. Artwork by Tiah and Tahilla Ankum, lettering by Deyvision Manes. (Published by Emmetropia Comics, 2026) SynopsisPeople and governments have always fought over land. Once...
by Imani Lateef | Apr 27, 2026 | Reviews
Ancestral Recall Written by Jordan Clark ; Artist Atagun İlhan; Colorist Pippa Bowland (Ahoy Comics, 2025) Synopsis When his wife vanishes, painter Melvin Waring must call up important Black figures from history to help find her. But the futuristic Modern Living...
by Imani Lateef | Apr 20, 2026 | Collectors Guides, History
Warriors in the Margins: Black History in Manga and Anime (1579-2021) From the arrival of a single African man in sixteenth-century Kyoto to the founding of a Black-owned anime studio in modern-day Tokyo, the story of Black representation in manga and anime spans...
