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Created by: Dimitris Moore 1st appearance: Tezla #1 Real Name: Tessa Nicole Bridges Nationality: African American/Hispanic Aliases: Tessa/Tess/T Team Affiliations: None Legal Status: Single Height: 5’6” Weight: 125 lbs Eyes: Green
Character Name: Shaango (Ishan Goran) Publisher: LOS BRIGNOLES EDITIONS Created by: KADE, TIR and JAC 1st appearance: Shaango #1 Né sous l’Orage (Born in the Storm), January 2008 Nationality: French Team Affiliations: None Legal Status: French citizen Height: Unknown
Character Name: Okira Zariah Abousson Publisher: GemGfx Created by: Dixie Ann Archer-McBain and Everard J. McBain Jr. 1st appearance: Celflux Vol.I, Issue No.1 Nationality: Erquarian of the planet of New Genesia Team Affiliations: Team Celflux Legal Status: Single Height: 5ft 4”
Real Name: Destiny Mitsu Jean Publisher: Gente Entertainment, LLC Created by: Dorphise Jean 1st appearance: Spirit’s Destiny 1 Nationality: Haitian American Team Affiliations: N/A Legal Status: Unknown Height: 5’7 Weight: 160 lbs Eye color: Brown Hair color: Black with
Publisher: Vortex Comics Created by: Ibrahim Ganiyu 1st Appearance: ICS, 2012 Nationality: Nigeria Team affiliations: None Legal status: Unknown Height: 6 FT 2 Weight: Undefined Powers: (Mostly unknown) Telepathy, Teleportation, Invisibility, Immense strength, speed, Healing Biography Some say he’s avenging
Publisher: Second Sight Graphix Created by: Muhammad Rasheed 1st appearance: Monsters 101, Book One: “From Bully to Monster” Nationality: Black American Team Affiliations: Partner of Pugroff Legal Status: United States citizen with no criminal record; minor Height: 4’ 7”
Character Name: Skyler Brade – The Lionman Publisher: POW! Comics Created by: Rick Hannah 1st appearance: The Lionman #1 Nationality: United States citizen Team Affiliations: n/a Legal Status: Minor Height: Skyler – 5’8” Lionman – 6’2”
Stealth: Life and Times of Allen White A dark city in need of a hero, a young man with the power to be that hero- Stealth, a new hero for a new millennium! Stealth is a webcomic set in the fictional Terminus City,
Endowed with superhuman strength, endurance, durability, resistance to injury, stamina, vigor,superhuman regeneration and the ability to manipulate the his molecules in order to increase his density. He is STAMPEDE! Member Team Genesis and 2015’s newest Indy Black Superhero!
As suggested by more than a few fans I have decided to create a list of my top fifty independent published Black superheroes. Indy/Independent in this case will be used to signify not associated with or connected to the big three: Marvel,
Meet EXO a reckless and impatient new Indy superhero from YouNeek Studios!? Check it!
Meet KWEZI which means ‘star’ in Xhosa and Zulu; a one of a kind authentic superhero that truly represents the youth of South Africa!? Check IT!?
Eshu is Elleggua is Elegba the divine trickster-linguist, the chief engineer of the Da force and master of the nommo. That which is chaotic, absurd, unpredictable, and impossible is attributed to Elleggua. He is the personal messenger of destiny. All ceremonies begin and end with Him. Elleggua lives at the center of the crossroads. He has the ability to travel the Crossroads. This means that no door is closed to him whether the door is physical, digital, or spiritual. He can travel any distance, in any realm! Check it!?
Meet SHANGO! Often called the God of masculinity and the Spirit of Mankind. In the folklore of the Yoruba, Shango and Oya fight together. They are the thunder and lightning during a storm. He is the beloved son, sacrificed and reclaimed. He is warmth of the flame, the sacred, the spark of the human spirit. Shango is social organization, government, and justice. Shango is courage, vigor, and physical strength personified!
A respected businessman and philanthropist with connections and understandings of the criminal world, taking the guise of a spectral underworld kingpin, Solomon Moor has gathered the power of fear as his greatest weapon against the underworld element that he functions within….he is THE BLACK ROSE!
Born to a middle-class working family; Angelica was the known stand out “smart-girl” of her community. She excelled to academic and athletic success, but aspirations are halted as she and her family becomes victims of the criminal element. Using the rage from the event as her driving force, Angelica succeeds in forging her mind and body into a cutting edge weapon against the scourge that changed her.
Baal-Hadad is a lightning and rain god, representing fertility. Hadad is a god comparable to the Greek Zeus or Roman Jupiter; he rules heaven and has the power of thunder and lightning! His Wicked and the Divine incarnation is broadly modeled on Kanye West, is furiously egotistical, and is playing up to his designation as “lord of all”!?
Meet OBATALA the supreme deity of the Yoruba pantheon, the androgynous creator. She is envisioned as an ancient wo/man dressed in luminous white cloth and having lustrous white hair. It is Obatala who shapes the child in the womb, and who is the highest deity concerned with the affairs of humans. Obatala is considered to be most benevolent, most wise, and infinitely powerful of the gods!? Check it!!
The Dragonslayer! The Wild Man in the woods. Ogun clears the forest. He is the Architect, the Builder of Civilizations. Ogun is the Father of Technology; He is the blacksmith, the toolmaker, and a tireless worker. Ogun carries the weight of the world on his shoulders!?
Meet OYA-YANSA the Queen of the Winds of Change. Many people fear her because she brings about sudden structural change in people and things. Oya does not just rearrange the furniture in the house — She knocks the building to the ground and blows away the floor tiles. She is the Mother of the Mind. She can impart genius, restore memory, or slap you with insanity. Check it!