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...

Campaign Launching Soon for Aceblade Issue 8

Campaign Launching Soon for Aceblade Issue 8

The Vegas Vigilante RETURNS! The first 8 Issues of the Aceblade comic book series & limited edition Action Figures. Frustration builds for the Vegas Vigilante as his student is locked up for a crime she didn't commit. This kickstarter includes the Aceblade Origin...

A Beginner’s Guide to the Black Age of Comics

A Beginner’s Guide to the Black Age of Comics

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...

Point Break: Point of Authority #2 Critique

Point Break: Point of Authority #2 Critique

Point of Authority: Family Ties #2 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...

Sexy Layer Cake: Diary of the Stray Dogs Critique

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....

Torchy to Teen Titans: Black Women in Comics (1937-2016)

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 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...

11 Black Graphic Novels and Trades to Read this Summer

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

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

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...

Video: The Art of Storytelling w/ Tim Fielder

Video: The Art of Storytelling w/ Tim Fielder

Episode 48: The Art of Storytelling w/ Tim Fielder After finishing the epic comic book graphic novel Infinitum I had the pleasure of unpacking it with the author and illustrator Tim Fielder.  We discuss the art of storytelling and the proliferation of Afrofruturism in...

Video: The Top 10 Black Comics of the Modern Age

Video: The Top 10 Black Comics of the Modern Age

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...

A New Era of Black Excellence in Comics

A New Era of Black Excellence in Comics

I wish I had Jay-Z’s foresight to make this proclamation 12 months ago. If so, I would have warned all of my indie comics friends to, “flood the streets with content ‘cause Shobo Coker and Juni Ba are coming!”