Vortex Comics out of Nigeria have several properties that they are currently promoting right now and as part of my Africa Rising series I will be covering one of their titles, Mumu Juju. Mumu Juju, roughly translated means “magical foolishness”…
This review is part of my Africa Rising series highlighting African comic book companies, authors, characters and stories. Comic Republic, founded by Jide Martin in Lagos, Nigeria, is a fledgling comic book company melding African lore and spiritualism with superheroes. They…
I’m starting a series here on theblerdgurl called “Africa Rising” and through it I am going to highlight several artists and comic book companies that are based in Africa, artists that are telling stories about Africa or feature African characters….
VIZ Media has just announced the debut of Death Note: The Complete Anime Series available on Blu-ray. You folks might not know this about me, but I love me some anime and not just the mecha fighting kind either. I…
One day I was looking over a friend’s shoulder at a graphic novel they were reading on an iPad. I was immediately captivated by the gorgeous artwork, even though I was unable able to see the text from where I…
LockettDown Productions and BronxHeroes are back with the 2nd Annual Women in Comics Collective NY International (WiNC for short) Convention. It’s held at Bronx Library Center (NYPL) 316 East Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10458 Saturday, March 12 from 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM and…
Artists Against Police Brutality or APB, is an anthology developed by Bill Campbell, the writer and owner of Rosarium Publishing, in response to the Staten Island Grand Jury decision in 2014 to not indict the officers that choked Eric Garner…
On Saturday, February 2o, from 10am-7pm will be the Second Annual Khem Comic Book Fest. The small indie event was created by Naseed Gifted (PB Soldier) for youth in the Newark, New Jersey area. The focus of the Festival is…
