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Comic Reviews
Absolute Green Lantern #1: Beware the Black Hand!
Absolute Green Lantern #1 Written by Al Ewing, Illustrated by Jahnoy Lindsay (Marvel, April 2025) Synopsis Without the Corps...without the ring...without the willpower, what's left is the Absolute Green Lantern! When we first saw the preview...
Let Riri Cook: Ironheart Bad Chemistry Review
Ironheart: Bad Chemistry One-Shot Written by John Jennings, Illustrated by Jethro Morales (Marvel, 2025) Synopsis Following his debut writing Riri Williams in Free Comic Book Day 2023: Marvel’s Voices #1, writer John Jennings returns to the...
Fantasy Island: Monkey Meat, Summer Batch Review
Juni Ba's Monkey Meat: Summer Batch #1 Written, Illustrated and Designed by Juni Ba (Image Comics, 2025) Synopsis The anthology is back for five new issues, from the creator of The Boy Wonder! Going on vacation? How about a hellish African fantasy...
Black Indie Spotlights
Indie Spotlight: Kisha Demon Eater Volume 1
Kisha, Demon Eater Vol. 1 Written by Newton Lilavois, Art by Gian Carlo Bernal (August 2023) Synopsis Ancient African demon king, Kishi, has hundreds of demon sons, but one day he fathers his first and only daughter- Kisha. Kishi disdains his...
Indie Spotlight: Chalawan Uranus Review
Chadawan Uranus: Rise of the Half Humanoids is the latest installment in the Ursa series, picking up right where the previous issue left off. The Ursa series has a unique storytelling style with both its strengths and weaknesses.
Collector’s Guides
Dark Legacy: Black Characters, Comics in the Horror Genre
History of Black characters, comics and creators in horror The following presentation was compiled by my good friend Marcus Roberts of Second Sight Publishing/Media. As a comic book publisher that specializes in the macabre, he is well versed in the history and lore...
And the Award Goes To; A List of Black Eisner Award Winners (1988-Present)
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...
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...
