Fabian Wood

Review/ Dot’s Home

While clocking in at just about an hour long, this brisk 2D, narrative-driven free-to-play point-and-click title’s tackling of hard-hitting and often all-too-real subject matters gives it lasting staying power in the minds of its players. Seldom are such real-world social issues succinctly addressed or even explored in video games, making Dot’s Home a super-rare novelty. Dot’s Home was...

Fabian Wood

Fabian Wood

Hailing from the eastern-most Caribbean island of Barbados, Fabian Wood has long since been fascinated by the power of storytelling to inspire and invoke emotions – whether in film, comics or videogames. No longer content to be just an avid comic book reader and videogamer, he’s eager to exercise his literary acumen as an aspiring writer and reviewer.
Who Are (Street Fighter Edition): Dee Jay & Kimberly Jackson

Who Are (Street Fighter Edition): Dee Jay & Kimberly Jackson

DEE JAY Hailing from the sunbathed Caribbean island of Jamaica, the always cheerful and perpetually smiling Dee Jay debuted as one of the four new challengers in 1993’s Super Street Fighter II. American designer James Goddard (Capcom USA) is credited as the creator of...

Who Is: Killmonger (Marvel Comics)

Who Is: Killmonger (Marvel Comics)

Essentially a child soldier and enslaved person stolen from his homeland of Wakanda, N’Jadaka grew up with an intense hatred for his country of origin, feeling they’d abandoned him. He’d also develop a seething resentment and loathing for the world for its hypocrisy...

Who Is: Chapel (Spawn/Image Comics)

Who Is: Chapel (Spawn/Image Comics)

The man who killed Al Simmons (before he became the vengeful Hell-Spawn), is none other than the ruthless, amoral mercenary and Al’s former cohort, Bruce Stinson – later called “Chapel.” While he fits the mold of the overzealous, uber-murderous super-soldier, his...

Who Is: Baxter Stockman (TMNT)

Who Is: Baxter Stockman (TMNT)

A sociopathic and depraved scientist in robotic engineering, Dr. Baxter Stockman, has been a perennial foil for the heroes in a half-shell since its inception. Appearing in nearly every incarnation of the TMNT multimedia franchise, Baxter Stockman ranged from a...

Review/ Green Lantern: Beware My Power

Review/ Green Lantern: Beware My Power

John Stewart’s distinction and ubiquity as Green Lantern in the wider DC fandom and multimedia are in no small part due to his inclusion and portrayal in Bruce Timm’s critically acclaimed Justice League and, by extension Justice League Unlimited, an animated series...

Review: Black’s Myth #1

Review: Black’s Myth #1

Meet Janie “Strummer” Jones, a mundane private detective in LA who also happens to be a werewolf. Her dry-wit partner Ben Si’Lat also happens to be an English-born half-djinn, and they also have a pet hellhound named Grim. When an enigmatic and wealthy connoisseur and...

Who Is: Mace Windu

Who Is: Mace Windu

Jedi Master and member of the High Council, Mace Windu is regarded as one of the most powerful Jedi of his time; said to be second only to Master Yoda, his teacher. A staunch acolyte of the Jedi Order, and known for wielding a purple lightsaber, Mace was a prominent...

Who Is: Lando Calrissian

Who Is: Lando Calrissian

Rogue, entrepreneur, gambler, grifter, and playboy, are all apt descriptions of one Landonis Balthazar Calrissian III, or just “Lando.” Lando is an old friend of the maverick pilot Han Solo and was even the previous owner of the iconic starship the Millennium Falcon...

Who Is: DOLORES (KoF XV)

Who Is: DOLORES (KoF XV)

The latest entry in the long-running fighting game franchise “King of Fighters” (KOF) has recently hit all major consoles. And with the release of “KoF XV” come three new characters to the massive roster of 3-on-3 international martial artists and pugilists. One of...

Top 10 Black Cartoon Characters

Top 10 Black Cartoon Characters

While diversity in many shows today, live-action or animated, is quite commonplace, African and African-American representation in cartoons for a quarter of a century was still quite sparse until recently. Few programs sought to address or represent the lack of...

Top 10 Most Powerful Black Characters in Comics

Top 10 Most Powerful Black Characters in Comics

With power levels off the chart, the Black characters on this list are some of the most powerful – if not the most powerful – beings in their respective universe. Whether it takes a cavalcade of characters or an uncanny McGuffin to beat, these ultra-tier entities...

Beyond Publishing – A Caribbean Milestone

Beyond Publishing – A Caribbean Milestone

Founded in 2011 on the sunbathed tropical island of Barbados, Beyond Publishing Caribbean was created by a coalition of passionate Caribbean artists and writers, themselves fans of comics, movies, anime, and books. It was established to be a platform for local and...

The Changing Tide – The Importance of Legacy Characters

The Changing Tide – The Importance of Legacy Characters

DC Comics has recently announced that Jackson Hyde (aka Kaldur’ahm) will graduate from his status as the current “Aqualad” to that of fully fledged “Aquaman” in the aptly titled upcoming six-issue mini-series “Aquaman: The Becoming” this September; written by Brandon...

Review-‘Love, Death & Robots’ : Season 2

Review-‘Love, Death & Robots’ : Season 2

After watching the first season of Love, Death & Robots, I was enthralled by the diversity of animation styles, selection of genres, and innovative stories that made up a cornucopia of enjoyable and entertaining vignettes. It offered so many memorable moments and...

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