Collector’s Guides

Black Eisner Award Winners (1988-Present) The following list compiles all of the Black Will Eisner Award Winners; creators of African decent, including creators of mixed heritage and members of the Black Diaspora, since its inception in 1988. The Will Eisner Comic...

Start Your Black Comic Book Journey Here Fellow Blerds! Are you interested in becoming a Collector of Historically Black Comic Books but don't know where to start? Then check out the Black Comic Universe's Beginner's Guide to Black Comic Book Collecting.   Join Imani...

Torchy to Teen Titans: Black Women in Comics (1937-2016) In 2009, DC comics introduced Felicia Henderson as their first Black female 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...

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...

Who is the true FIRST Captain America? I thought I knew?  Check out this episode to learn the Truth. Maybe.  

Episode 47: The Top 10 Black Comics of the Modern Age Marcus Roberts and I run it back with our favorite Black Comics of the Modern Age of Comics (circa 1985 to the Present).  My top ten of course consisted of your garden variety first appearances of your favorite...

Episode 46: The Top 10 Black Comics of the Bronze Age Marcus Roberts and I couldn't contain how excited we were to share these Black Comics of the Bronze Age of Comics (circa 1969 to circa 1985).  My top ten consisted of your garden variety first appearances of your...

BCU REWIND: Talking Black Comics History w/ Marcus Roberts of Second Sight Publishing Marcus Roberts (Second Sight Publishing) and I talk about Black Comic Book History in this super informative interview that serves as a review as well of Ken Quattro's Eisner Award...

Episode 39: Talking Black Comic Keys with Special Guest Richard Wright of Black Comic Lords I was so happy to talk comic book collecting with one of the founding members of Black Comic Lords, Richard Wright.  In this interview we discuss the history of Blacks in...