Set one year after the events of last season, the police state created by the corrupt ASA, the Markovia debacle, and the green light babies/meta-human subplot have all petered out and become just a memory. Aptly dubbed โBook of Reconstructionโ, the first four episodes...
โInclusivityโ and โdiversityโ have been buzz words that have dominated the discourse in all forms of media for the last decade at least. To that end, for the past few years, the Big Two have been attempting, to varying degrees, to expand their offerings by creating...
Writer: John Ridley Artist: Laura Braga Colorist: Arif Prianto Publisher: DC Comics Picking up right where we left off, our nascent Dark Knight winds up the shepherd for the murdering couple from the previous issue, not after quickly dispensing with a dogged,...
The Other History of the DC Universe #2 Writer: John Ridley Pencils: Giuseppe Camuncoli, Inks: Andrea Cucchi Colors: Jose Villarrubia Letters: Steve Wands Publisher: DC Comics Issue #2 focuses on Malcolm โMalโ Duncan and Karen Beecher-Duncan, an African-American...
Writer: John Ridley Artist: Laura Braga Publisher: DC Comics I am pleased to report that issue #2 seems to have right the wrongs of the debut issue in virtually every way. It opens up like something you would expect from a โYear Oneโ or โYear Twoโ graphic novel....
Publisher: DC Comics The biggest problem with the โGreen Lanternโ mythos overall is that they just have too many concurrent members. At last count there are nine active human Green Lanterns. As such, unless you are in the Hal Jordan or John Stewart fan club, odds are...
Future State: The Next Batman Written by: John Ridley Art: Nick Derington Color: Tamra Bonvillain Publisher: DC Comics As previously addressed in my article โThe Black Knight Risesโ, there have been a few Black men (and just recently one woman for Batwoman) who have...
The Other History of the DC Universe #1 Writer: John Ridley Pencils/ Inks/ Colors: Alex Dos Diaz Letters: Steve Wands Publisher: DC Comics Written by Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Let It Fall, American Crime) with art courtesy of...
First announced in Augustโs fan-centric โDC Fandomeโ event during the Milestone Media segment, the confirmation of African-American actor and producer Michael B Jordanโs [Fantastic Four, Creed, Black Panther, Creed 2, Just Mercy] involvement as a producer was recently...
With the Milestone universe set to make its long-awaited return to the DC landscape in February 2021, DC has recently announced a two-month event in January and February next year called โFuture Stateโ. The synopsis given by DC reads: โIn DC Future State, the...
Acclaimed sci-fi and fantasy author N. K. Jemisin, known for The Fifth Season and its sequels The Obelisk Gate and The Stone Sky, has joined the auspicious and esteemed company of the MacArthur Fellows Program. For the uninitiated, the MacArthur Fellows Program awards...
Writer: Gene Luen Yang Artist: Gurihiru Letterer: Janice Chiang Publisher: DC Comics Running from February 1940 to February 1951, โThe Adventures of Supermanโ (sponsored by cereal tycoon Kelloggโs Products) was Americaโs #1 serialized radio program at the time, having...
The premise of โProject Powerโ is nothing new. Weโve seen similar concepts in โLimitlessโ (2011), the short-lived streaming series โPowersโ (2015-2016) and even โLucyโ (2014). Fortunately enough, โProject Powerโ does enough to set itself apart and not come off as...
Check out Part 1 here. Part 2: The Blue and The Gold SUPERGIRL Jumping straight in, โSupergirlโ became the third series in the ever-expanding โArrowverseโ that debuted on CBS (then on CW from season 2 onward) in October of 2015, starring the perpetually delightful...
After exploring the worldโs first, and oldest, superhero who has had quite a surprising amount of Nubian variations in my article โReign of the Black Supermenโ, I figured Iโd look at the other half of that worldโs finest pair, Batman. Now Batman is by no means the...
Warner Bros. has recently announced that Black actress Javicia Leslie will be the titular live-action โBatwomanโ come season 2 next year. This follows previous actress Ruby Rose departing from the role shortly after the first season wrapped up prematurely earlier this...
Part 1: The Brave & The Bold Following the surprising phenomenal success of teen superhero drama โSmallvilleโ (2001-2011), The CW decided to strike when the iron was hot after the tenth and final season concluded in May 2011. With Batman being the coveted sacred cow...
Writer: N.K. Jemisin Artist: Jamal Campbell Letters: Deron Bennett Publisher: DC Comics (Young Animal imprint) Part of DCโs tangential, off-kilter, and new-ish experimental ongoing imprint โYoung Animalโ, Far Sector is touted as a โmind-bending mystery at the edge of...
With the recent release of โStreets of Rage 4โ on all major consoles, this well-received and critically acclaimed classic โside-scrolling beatโem upโ franchise is just one year shy of being 30 years old. Arguably one of the best series of its genre, it only trails...
To its credit, โBlack Lightningโsโ junior season does some bold experimentation that greatly deviates from its past two seasons. Encompassing a hostile military takeover by a government-funded organization, the ASA occupation permeates every facet of the show, to a...
Black Lightning S3: EP16 / The Book of War (Chapter Three) โ Liberation Directed By: Salim Akil Written By: Charles D Holland โLiberationโ best summates the entirety of Black Lightningโs junior season; ripe with a lot of tantalizing potential, it cannot seem to fully...
Directed By: Oz Scott Written By: Pat Charles It is sad to say that the penultimate episode of Black Lightning season three is an underwhelming one. Itโs a lot of lackluster set up, ill-fitting parts and a lot of dialog between characters that barely serve to either...