First, I want to say that I’m as confused and disappointed as many of you out there about the postponement of Universal FanCon. And less than a week before the event no less. I am not posting this in defense of anyone. I am merely trying to shed some light on an insanely difficult situation. And also trying to provide some solutions to people who are trying to get out of their travel arrangements.

UPDATE: In lieu of the convention’s postponement, I will be announcing the winner on 4/22/2018 and mailing out the prizes myself.

4th Annual Khem Comic Book Fest Returns to Newark With Special Guests

NEWARK, New Jersey – April 10th, 2018 – This Saturday, April 14th, the Khem Comic Book Festival returns to Newark, NJ at Central High School. The annual convention, now in its fourth year, covers a wide array of entertainment, including comics, film, video games, and books. This year the festival will also include a special panel dedicated to Marvel’s Black Panther Movie featuring members of the hit movie’s stunt team Niahlah Hope and Jeremy Sample, as well as Marija Abney who played a member the Dora Milaje. The Black Panther’s All-Female Guard in the record-breaking Marvel film. Tickets can be purchased

I didn’t realize it but artist Shawn Martinbrough is the first African-American to draw regularly for Batman starting in 2000 with Detective comics #742 (written by Greg Rucks). There’s more I didn’t know, like, how he grew up in the Bronx, or how he went to LaGuardia High School for Performing Arts (the FAME school). I learned most of this new information in a recent TED Talk that Shawn gave at Sydney Harman Hall in Washington, DC. If you’re an artist curious about what it took to get into the business years ago. Definitely check this out.

This is a guest post written by Octavius A. Newman

How many times have you seen Black Panther? Five weeks out and the World of Wakanda is still breaking records! While some have been fans of the Black Panther for years, for others Ryan Coogler’s cinematic adaptation of Marvel Comics’ first Black Superhero will be their first trip to Wakanda. Upon rewatching the movie, I picked up on a few things that I missed during my first viewing. So with that said, here are a few Black Panther insights, comic book references, and Easter eggs that you may have missed.

from official press release

March 20, 2018 – Somos Arte, the studio behind the critically acclaimed La Borinqueña graphic novel, is pleased to announce the publication of RICANSTRUCTION: REMINISCING & REBUILDING PUERTO RICO, a comics anthology created to benefit ongoing relief efforts in Puerto Rico. Conceived and produced by EDGARDO MIRANDA-RODRIGUEZ, Ricanstruction teams up his original character LA BORINQUEÑA with some of the most iconic DC Comics superheroes (used with permission) of all time: Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman, Aquaman, The Flash, Harley Quinn, and many others.

The CW’s Black Lightning, the new show based on the DC comic book character of the same name is actually an icon in the comic book world in that Jefferson Pierce was one of the first black comic book characters created by DC comics. I decided to explore 10 more Things You Might Not know about him and his daughters Jennifer and Anissa, ultimately heroes “Thunder” and “Lightning”. Check out the list below and see if you knew all of these: