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...
by imanilateef | Jan 8, 2022 | Guides
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...
by imanilateef | Nov 28, 2021 | Guides
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...
by imanilateef | Nov 6, 2021 | Guides
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...