by imanilateef | Mar 3, 2023 | Guides
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...
by imanilateef | Sep 5, 2022 | Guides
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...
by imanilateef | Aug 24, 2022 | Black Comic Keys, Guides
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...
by imanilateef | Apr 12, 2022 | Guides
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...
by imanilateef | Feb 11, 2022 | Guides
Episode 49: The Truth about Truth: Red, White & Black My last Black Comic Key of the Week featured Truth: Red, White and Black by Robert Morales and Kyle Baker. The research I put in sent me down a crazy rabbit hole. Who is the true FIRST Captain America? I...
by imanilateef | Jan 30, 2022 | Guides
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...
