Roye Okupe has turned Kickstarter into a standard business model for his comic book series. Malika: Warrior Princess is the third major offering from YouNeek Studios to use the platform to pay for printing and distribution. His previous graphic novels E.X.O.: The Legend of Wale Williams, Part I and Part II also used the platform and became so successful they have won a Glyph Award as well as distribution by Diamond in comic book stores, and Diamon also featured Malika during this year’s New Comic Book Day. I have been a fan of Okupe’s for a while so when I got the chance to read the full Malika TPB, I jumped at the chance. What makes Malika different from Okupe’s previous offerings is that instead of taking place in a futuristic version of Nigeria, this story takes place in the fictional ancient African country of Azzaz ruled by a Queen and warrior named Malika.

If you caught my post about the new anime short Children of Ether by LeSean Thomas coming to theaters but you missed it, no worries. you can still see the film yourself over at Crunchyroll by clicking the link below! 

As part of Crunchyroll’s Anime Movie Night, Children of Ether, Crunchyroll’s first ever original short, written and directed by LeSean Thomas (Boondocks, Cannon Busters) comes to theaters. The premiere will open for another anime series The Ancient Magus’ Bride which was developed by WIT STUDIO (Attack on Titan) from the successful manga of the same name. Read on to find a theater near you and to learn more.

BBC America dropped the news like a Beyoncé album this morning and I as well as many other fans of Doctor Who lost our collective minds. The 13th Doctor, who is essentially the previous 12th Doctor (played wonderfully by Peter Capaldi) in regenerated form, will be played by Jodie Whittaker. Whittaker is actually best known for her roles on the BBC’s hit show Broadchurch as well as movies like Attack the Block and One Day. If you haven’t finished Season 10 of Doctor Who I won’t spoil it for you but let’s just say at one point I was wondering if the Doctor was going to be able to regenerate at all. I am happy that for the first time in the show’s 54 year history they decided to make the Doctor a woman. But before all you SJW-haters hit your keyboards with reckless abandon, let me remind you

The Black TV & Film Collective (BTFC) has released a new sci-fi drama Keloid, created by BTFC founder and accomplished producer, Huriyyah Muhammad, and brought to life along with the contributions of over 20 BTFC members. The narrative focuses on a mother and son’s journey to reconcile his coming of age, while figuring out how to navigate newfound telekinetic/telepathic powers that he neither wants nor is able to control. Season one of Keloid contains seven episodes and one new episode will be released per week. Episode 1 dropped Thursday, July 13th at 12pm ET.

Check out the Keloid Trailer Below!

Some of you may already have heard about this, but late Friday night, on June 30, I basically got fed up with the whole discussion over whether or not diversity in comics sells, why Black Panther World of Wakanda, as well as Black Panther and the Crew, got canceled (among other titles). I had had a pretty long week of work and the #wellactually cadets were out in full force. So I do what I always do when I’m stressed about something. I research.