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 … [Read more...] about African Easter Eggs: 13 Things You Might have Missed in Black Panther
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10 Things You Might Not Know About Black Lightning
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 … [Read more...] about 10 Things You Might Not Know About Black Lightning
Art as Protest: Political Comics in the Age of Trump
(This post originally appeared on Bookriot) When Benjamin Franklin decided to draw his famous “Join or Die” artwork and submit it to the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1754, he started what is now known as the modern-day political cartoon. Since then, … [Read more...] about Art as Protest: Political Comics in the Age of Trump
What Really Happened to Stuntwoman Joi ‘SJ’ Harris on the Set of Deadpool 2?
On August 14, Joi 'SJ' Harris, the stuntwoman for Zazie Beetz's character Domino in the upcoming Deadpool 2 movie was tragically killed while performing a motorcycle stunt on set. Since then, there has been much speculation as to whether or not her … [Read more...] about What Really Happened to Stuntwoman Joi ‘SJ’ Harris on the Set of Deadpool 2?
theblerdgurl vists: The FanBros Show
As many of you know, I am a big fan of The Fan Bros Show podcast. They were nice enough to invite me to "the spaceship" last week, and it was BLAST! The whole gang was there, Tatiana King Jones, Dj Ben Hameen, Chico Leo and I finally got to meet … [Read more...] about theblerdgurl vists: The FanBros Show
Riri, Rhodey and Re-Skinning: How Marvel is Misunderstanding Diversity
As most of you in the comic book world know, this week Marvel announced that Tony Stark a.k.a. Iron Man will be replaced with a young African-American girl named Riri Williams. I applaud Marvel’s efforts to give another black female character her … [Read more...] about Riri, Rhodey and Re-Skinning: How Marvel is Misunderstanding Diversity
theblerdgurl Manifesto
Lately I've been hearing rumblings across the web landscape challenging the term "blerds" and what a real nerd is and (as usual) misogynistic rants against many of my fellow blerdgurls. The sad part is I'm used to hearing the taunts and dismissals … [Read more...] about theblerdgurl Manifesto
Regine Sawyer and the Women in Comics Collective are Changing the Game
originally posted at The Mary Sue Regine Sawyer and the Women in Comics Collective are Changing the Game...One Panel at a Time A few months ago, I was listening to a podcast and heard Regine Sawyer share that she owned a comic book company that … [Read more...] about Regine Sawyer and the Women in Comics Collective are Changing the Game