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.
Sexy Layer Cake: Diary of the Stray Dogs Critique
Diary of the Stray Dogs:The Wounded Written by Nigel Lynch, Illustrated by Juan Carlos Francisco, Colored by Edward "King" Bola, (Beyond Publishing Caribbean, 2022) Synopsis Shani Belcourt recounts the events that start her down a dark path, as she seeks retribution....
Outside the Long Box: Birth of a Nation
Every now and then a body of work comes along and gives you all the feels and laughs.
Torchy to Teen Titans: Black Women in Comics (1937-2016)
Torchy to Teen Titans: Black Women in Comics (1937-2016) In 2009, DC comics introduced Felicia Henderson as their first Black woman writer. When announced, I was just as amazed as other fans were that this was the first Black woman to write for DC in their 75 year...
Strange Fruit: The Peculiar Covers of the Bronze Era of Comics
Strange Fruit: The Peculiar Covers of the Bronze Era of Comics (1970-1985) I was recently congratulating a fellow collector on their pick up of All Star Squadron #38 (1984). The cover depicted Amazing Man chained to a burning cross. A hooded villain dressed like a...
Video: The Tyler Perry Effect and the Future of Black Indie Comics
The Tyler Perry Effect: The Rippaverse and the Future of Black Indie Comics The Rippaverse and Eric July has put the comic book industry into a tail spin. Fortunately for you guys, Black Comix Universe is here to put this all into perspective. In this latest video I...
Video: 5 Things You Missed in the Wakanda Forever Trailer
Black Comix University: 5 Things You Missed in the Wakanda Forever Trailer With all of the hype around Wakanda Forever and the #RecastTchalla debate Black Panther fans may have missed a few key points in the first trailer. In my breakdown I cover five key clues that...
11 Black Graphic Novels and Trades to Read this Summer
11 Black Graphic Novels and Trades to Read this Summer As we all know, summer time is the right time to catch up on your comic book reading list by picking up amazing trades and graphic novels from your local library. Wait! The Library? That’s right! When it comes to...
Video: We Wear the Mask; Superheroes Hiding their Blackness
Episode 51: We Wear the Mask; Superheroes hiding their Blackness Spawn is one of the most popular comic books featuring a Black hero in the modern era. However, Spawn's alter ego Al Simmons is rarely seen in human form as a African American man. McFarlane is on...
Video: Talking Caribbean Comics Culture
BCU REWIND: Talking Caribbean Comics Culture with Publishers Matthew Clarke and Alan Lynch This BCU Rewind is an interview with Barbadians Matthew Clarke and Nigel Lynch, the creators of Beyond Publishing Caribbean. Their international debut graphic novel Hardears...
Gold Standards: Point of Authority #1 Critique
Point of Authority sits somewhere in between a dark version of Disney’s Incredibles and a light-hearted issue of the comic book Powersr; with its noir design and the foreboding undertones in the story.
