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What defines a hero? Is it skillful problem solving; high moral standards; heroic actions? It is those things for sure. But, what use is there possessing such qualities if you have no one to use them against? Looking at things in that
As we move into the summer, once again the major comic book companies are making a move to try to draw in new readers. At DC Comics, they are currently experiencing what they label “Rebirth” which features among other things, a new
For 2016 I decided to go hard or just go home. This year marks the fifth Anniversary of World of Black Heroes and we have decided to go back to event months where we cover a specific topic each month. January 2016 was “black supervillain month” but instead of making any old list I decided to make this our most impressive list yet. Behold 100 Black Supervillains!
Happy New Year one and all and welcome to 2016! So keeping up with traditions (13 comics to read in 2013, 13 Comics to read in 2013: Indy List, 14 Comics to Read in 2014 Black Superhero Edition and 15 Comics to
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,
In 2012 writer/director Quentin Tarantino’s American Western film Django Unchained hit movie theaters. The movie, often referred to as a “highly stylized spaghetti western”, is the story of Django, a slave who is in search of his wife Broomhilda, who had been
It’s that time of year once more where the former British colonies in the Caribbean celebrate both their “Emancipation” and their “Independence” days. As a Caribbean born blogger, I thought it would be prudent to list my favorite Caribbean heroes and villains.
The year is 1969. Toyo Harada, chairman and founder of the Harbinger Foundation and also one of the most powerful psiots (a psiot is a person in the Valiant Universe with superhuman abilities; in this case psychic or telepathic) in the world,
The fall is approaching and new titles have been announced that will appear at the end of the massive Secret Wars event that is currently running this summer. In all, Marvel will be releasing 45 new titles with number ones under the
After over a year of voting and waiting, BEHOLD! The Top 50 Black Superheroes!
Happy New Year one and all and welcome 2015! So keeping up with traditions (13 comics to read in 2013 and 13 Comics to read in 2013: Indy List, and 14 Comics to Read in 2014 Black Superhero Edition here are 15
We are nearing the two year anniversary of the Marvel Now initiative, so we here at WOBH are taking a look at where it is now. The Marvel Now initiative was a company wide event that saw the relaunching of titles with
Black History Month is the opportunity to recognize the many accomplishments of Black Americans. It is from this foundation of sacrifices that we secure our place in American history. It is from this sacrifice and struggle we carve out our place in
In 1971 with the relaxing of the Comic Code Authority, which served as the oversight and moral enforcer for comics, Marvel took advantage of their dropping their longstanding ban on vampire by publishing the comic The Tomb of Dracula in April 1972.
Happy New Year one and all and we welcome 2014! So owing to the roaring success of my two 2013 lists 13 comics to read in 2013 was and 13 Comics to read in 2013: Indy List I’m at it again and
This is the list of my top 20 black superheroes/villains from Milestone comics. Why 20? Well 2013 is Milestone comic’s 20th anniversary so it would be an injustice to countdown any more or any less. Now many of you don’t know anything
While we have been busy celebrating Milestone Comics’ 20th anniversary we have completely been blindsided by the anniversary of the Power Rangers. Saban’s hit franchise began on August 28, 1993. While it has not been a mainstream hit since the early 2000′s
In a followup to one of our most controversial news pieces ever [check it out here] comes this follow-up from Michael Davis, one of the founders of Milestone comics in response to Dawud, creator of Brotherman. Again this is verbatim, nothing added or
The events of the Infinity War has once again brought back into the spotlight one of the iconic black characters in the Marvel Universe. Born Carl Lucas, our man Lucas “Luke” Cage, once known as Power Man, is pulled back into
Recently Marvel announced the addition of David Alleyne, a.k.a. Prodigy to their Young Avengers line-up. The addition of Prodigy was a welcome one…at first. Marvel announced later that Prodigy has now revealed that he is bi-sexual! This news caused an