BCU Live

BCU Live is a weekly podcast celebrating Black Excellence in Comics; featuring the industry’s leading Black voices and Indie creators on the verge.

Face Off: Bronze Faces Issue 1 Review

Face Off: Bronze Faces Issue 1 Review

Bronze Faces #1 Written Shobo and Shof Coker, Illustrated by Alexandre Tefenkgi (Boom Studios, February 2025) Synopsis Soho, London. Childhood friends Timi, Sango, and Gbonka reunite on the eve of the British Museum's historic purchase of the works of Timi's father,...

The Cookout: Sam Wilson, Captain America 1 Critique

The Cookout: Sam Wilson, Captain America 1 Critique

Sam Wilson: Captain America 1 Written by Greg Pak and Evan Narcisse, Art by Eder Messias w/ Valentine De Landro (Marvel, January 2025) Synopsis  When Captain America attends a birthday party for Isaiah Bradley, he catches wind of a new tech venture that sounds too...

Dark Legacy: Black Characters, Comics in the Horror Genre

Dark Legacy: Black Characters, Comics in the Horror Genre

History of Black characters, comics and creators in horror The following presentation was compiled by my good friend Marcus Roberts of Second Sight Publishing/Media.  As a comic book publisher that specializes in the macabre, he is well versed in the history and lore...

Battle Scars: Hotshot Issue 12 Critique

Battle Scars: Hotshot Issue 12 Critique

Hotshot: Unforgiven Part 3, Issue 12 Written and illustrated by Michael Watson, Colored by Veronica Smith, Inked by Laurie Foster,  Edited by Danny Cooper, Creative consult by Víctor Dandridge. Synopsis Hotshot confronts his trauma in a gut-wrenching, emotionally...

So Fresh and So Clean: Point of Authority 3 Critique

So Fresh and So Clean: Point of Authority 3 Critique

Point of Authority: Family Ties #3 Written by Victor Dandridge, Illustrated by Adam Fields, Colored by Kevin Anthony De Castro (Vantage Inhouse Publishing, 2022) Synopsis Something dark has awakened in Jameson Jackson.  Now the world and his family are preparing for...

Coming Back Strong: Stronghold 1-3 Kickstarter Launch

Coming Back Strong: Stronghold 1-3 Kickstarter Launch

Award-winning creative team comes back STRONG! A death in the family takes Superhero Damian Strong, AKA Stronghold, back to his roots and the ghosts of his past… Now live on Kickstarter, ONENATION: STRONGHOLD, issues #1-3, co-created by Glyph award-winning writers...

Fear of a Black Comic: Space Negro Issue 1 Critique

Fear of a Black Comic: Space Negro Issue 1 Critique

Space Negro: The Last Negro Written and drawn by Jared Sams, Colors by Daniel Morales, Mohammed Agbadi Synopsis A million years in the future and a brutha still can't catch a break!  With issue #01 of Space Negro Supernova Watkins, finds himself in a situation that...