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In October 2012 Marvel relaunched several of its ongoing series with #1 issues and debuted several new titles. This move was in response to the events stemming from its latest event: AVX. The relaunched titles go under the Marvel Now! banner.
In Sept 2011, the DC Universe undertook the bold initiative to not only relaunch it’s titles with #1 issues, but also to revamp characters, and even redo origins. The company announced it would cut the number of magazines it published down to
Recently black comic book readers were titillated by the announcement of the new “Mighty Avengers” series due out in September. The line-up boast such Black Heroes as Luke Cage, Monica Rambeau; now known as “Spectrum”, Blue Marvel, Falcon, and Black/Hispanic Victor Alvarez;
So after a month long voting you guys have put your votes where your mouth is and here they are the top 30 black superheroes Fan Edition your response to my own list Top 30 Black Superheroes-Traffic edition. What makes this one
This list is based on which black superheroes have received the most traffic (The most popular superheroes on the website) since we began back in 2010 right up to May 2013. You’ve read their biographies and visited their galleries multiple times; I
So my original 13 comics to read in 2013 was a huge hit! So much so it galvanized both my fans and facebook friends. Now mind you that was created in January 2013 and everyone clearly just discovered it. They then further
Rival members of Dakota’s most powerful gangs, they were exposed to an experimental tear gas that left them more than human. Forced by extraordinary circumstance to band together, they now face Society’s problems on their own terms, by their own rules-the the
Today a friend and I were having a conversation about being a black creator, the label of “Black creator” and the stigma that black characters must have a level of authenticity to them in contrast to their white counterparts. We also discussed
Welcome to our new spotlight feature where we discuss characters who may not look “black”, as in have dark skin tone or can we trace their genetic line to prove they have black ancestors. Some of these characters I can justifiably include
The Big Bang should have been the Gotterdammerung of Dakota’s gangs. A Finale Battle to decide turf; but police intervention killed most of its participants, leaving the rest with bodies and/or abilities tailored to their wildest dreams…and beyond. The full list of
In 2006 Marvel comics introduced a storyline that would change the universe and its characters roles in it forever. This event was called Civil war and around the same time DC had introduced a cross over of its own Infinite Crisis, a
Early History Milestone Comics/Milestone Media was created by Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Michael Davis, and Derek T. Dingle. as a response to mainstream comics’ lack of diversity as it relates to the use and execution of minority superheroes. Noteworthy scribe Christopher Priest
Happy New Year one and all and we welcome 2013 and as I peruse other websites everyman is abuzz with lists of various series staring characters of European and alien origin but none centered around the Black Superhero genre. So without further
There have been a number of designs for the new Shadowman or those who have held the mantle over the years. Now that Valiant has provided us a detailed sketch of the redesign we believe it’s time to revisit the looks of
A few fans have asked for quite awhile why some characters are more successful than others, is it the origin? The stories? or perhaps the creators themselves? I’m curious to know what you think since yesterday one fan so eloquently asked: Why
First Appearance: Defender #7, 2012 Location This special plant grows only in Wakanda on west ward facing trees on the edge of the country. What it does The Soul shaped one to access the psyche-scape of ancestral memory. All past black panthers
It’s Valentine’s Day and we are counting down our favorite Black superheroes in love. Sound off in the comments below let us know your favorite Black superheroes in love! Calypso and Kraven the Hunter When Kraven the hunter came to her land
Every once in awhile a fan submits something that simply must be published, it got lost in our always overflowing email but after a bit of spring cleaning here it is one fans tale of Lobo “The very first African American wild
The Houngan are empowered by and worship the Vodu/African Gods Background The Mantle of the Lord of the Loa originated sometime after slavery began in the Caribbean. Slaves brought the worship of the Vodu gods with them and all it’s trappings. Over
Who should play the King of Wakanda? That’s a question that keeps popping up in my mind ever since the last bit of speculation came about. It got me thinking, Christopher Priest fans will want one thing, Hudlin fans another. Those of