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Tuesday Runaround – Black Cosplayers But No Black Comic Writers

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Rich Johnston

WHY DOES SUPERMAN NEED A MASK? When children’s hospital window cleaners cosplay… STAN ALIVE Heidi MacDonald goes to the Stan Lee Kids Universe launch event. The Kids UNiverse is produced in conjunction with 1821 Productions and thus far includes two …

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Harlem To Host Its First Black Comic Book Festival To Launch In January

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Rich Johnston

On Saturday, January 12th from 10am to 4pm, The Schomburg Center For Research in Black Culture of Harlem, New York, will be launching their first Black Comic Festival. It is described as “a dynamic festival for young people that celebrates …

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The Future Of The Marvel Universe Has A Black Republican American President

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Rich Johnston

In the new issue of Daredevil: End Of Days out today, Ben Urich trudges the streets of a future Marvel Universe looking into the death of Dafredevil, in a clear tribute to Citizen Kane. And we see Time Square wth a very commercialised superhero landscape.

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The Thrill Of The Hunt – Valiant Black

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Brock Dickinson of Millier Dickinson Blais Inc. writes; Last week, Valiant Entertainment released a limited edition promotional package for its upcoming Shadowman revival. The 12-page preview comic features a predominantly black cover inside a black envelope – hence its name “Valiant …

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Understanding Ethnocrunching – How Racism Works In The Comic Industry

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Brandon M. Easton writes for Bleeding Cool.  He is a current Thundercats and Transformers animation writer and recently had his first graphic novel, Shadowlaw, published. Part I: Business as Usual. A few weeks back, Rich Johnston published an article by …

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Unboxing: VALIANT BLACK

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Arriving in comic stores next week is a surprise item from Valiant Entertainment. One per retailer. Called Valiant Black. Retailers have already been asking each other what it is. Well, not only does Bleeding Cool know, but we also have …

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Isaac Perlmutter Gets The Press Attention He’d Rather Avoid

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Even though he sold Marvel to Disney, multi-billionaire Isaac Perlmutter is one of the most powerful people in comics. Indeed, like Ben Kenobi, it may have only made him stronger. Now the largest single shareholder of Disney, he has been …

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Watson And Holmes – The Case Of The Black Modern Urban Remake Drawn By Rick Leonardi

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Okay someone is going to call this “Watson And Homeys”. But not me. Watson And Holmes is a new upcoming digital comic book, the latest in a batch to take advantage of Sherlock Holmes falling out of copyright. I’m surprising …

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A Very Black Superman

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Rich Johnston

  Well I guess it is Super Black History Month. In a preview of Gene Ha’s work from an upcoming issue of Action Comics #9, the DC Source has shown us that the Superman of a parallel Earth isn’t the …

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Six Changes For Superman #1

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Superman #1 by George Perez and Jesus Merino was published today by DC Comics. Now I’m no Supermanologist like some, but even I noticed some major changes, So armed with a scanner and access to Wikipedia, I tried to label …

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Look, The Press Have Been Talking About Marvel Too

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Marvel would like to remind you that the press have been talking about other comics as well as the DC Relaunch. Such as a certain Ultimate Spider-Man #1, in comic stores tomorrow. All sorts of websites, newspapers and TV shows. …

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Brian Bendis Counters Matt Drudge And Glenn Beck Over Ultimate Spider-Man

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Bendis just did some rumour busting on John Siuntres’ World Balloon. And, for once, it wasn’t me. Talking about the recent Miles Morales media storm, he said; The one thing that came out there, I feel, and the reason I …

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Does Ultimate Spider-Man Preview Reveal New Powers?

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Rich Johnston

From the preview of Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #2 shipping in October, with art from Sara Pichelli, we see what appear to be at least two new powers from Miles Morales, the new Ultimate Spider-Man. We know strength, agility and spider-sense …

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And Finally – Miles Morales On The Cover To Ultimate Spider-Man #1

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Rich Johnston

The “Miles Variant” edition of Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1, drawn by Sara Pichelli, coming out in September.

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Will Miles Morales Star In The Ultimate Spider-Man Cartoon? (UPDATE: NO)

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Rich Johnston

Being written by Brian Michael Bendis and produced by Marvel Studios, the new Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon is set to air on Disney XD next year. I’ve mentioned this before but it might be worth repeating. Peter Parker does not appear …

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Ultimate Spider-Man: Black Like Me (VIDEO)

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Rich Johnston

The Black Nerd Ranter has something to say… I wonder what the topic is.

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Stephen Colbert On Miles Morales

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Rich Johnston

“Half black, half hispanic? What sort of origin story does he have? Was he a black guy bitten by a radiocative hispanic? Or a hispanic guy bitten by a radioactive black guy? It doesn’t make sense.” Enjoy… dirty foreigners may …

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No, The New Spider-Man Is Not Gay. Not That There Would Be Anything Wrong With That.

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Rich Johnston

You have to love the Daily Mail don’t you? The closest thing Britain has to the Tea Party, in newspaper form it does a good trade in being shocked by… well anything. The country’s going to hell in a handcart, …

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