The 2016 Glyph Award Winners
If you follow me on Snapchat, then you know I was at the Glyph Comic Awards on Friday. It was both my first time at the event, as well as my first time at the African American Museum of Philadelphia (which…
Review: Sannkofamaan – Pet the Beast
Next in my #AfricaRising series is a review of Sannkofamaan, written by Akinseye Brown and created by his company Sokoya Comics. A comic about an African-American quantum physicist who gains powers after a scientific experiment goes wrong. The resulting explosion…
Marvel Launches Monthly Black Panther Video Series
Black Panther #1, written by The Atlantic national correspondent and National Book Award winner, Ta-Nehisi Coates, accompanied with outstanding art by Brian Stelfreeze, garnered international buzz and attention upon the announcement of this series in 2015 and debuted as the…
What if Only Aboriginal People Had Superpowers?
If you’ve been following me on twitter and Instagram, then you know I’m really excited about the upcoming series out of Australia and New Zealand called Cleverman. Premiering to critical acclaim at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year, Cleverman, produced…
2016 Glyph Comics Award Nominees and Judges
The Glyph Comic Awards were created by and held in conjunction with The East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention in Philadelphia, PA. The Glyphs goal is to recognize the best in comics made by, for, and about people of…
Help Rosarium Publishing Keep Bringing Us Diverse Books and Comics
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] (originally posted on Graphics Policy) Indie scifi novel and comic book publisher Rosarium Publishing announced April 6 that it is raising funds via crowdfunding to help pay for production of a minimum of 10 more titles this year. The campaign, entitled Rosarium…
Echo – Female, Native American, Latina, Deaf Superhero
(post revised 3/30/16) Created by David Mack and Joe Quesada, Maya Lopez, (a.k.a.- “Echo”) first appeared in Daredevil Vol. 2, #9 (12/99). She was half Cheyenne, half Latina and after Kingpin killed her father, (Willie “Crazy Horse” Lincoln), Kingpin raised her…
What You Missed at WiNC Con This Year
If you missed the 2nd Annual Women In Comics Collective Convention on March 12 you really missed out on something special, here is a wrap-up of the events and some links for you to check out so you can check…