When the Black Panther came out in 2018, I was fortunate enough to attend that first celebration of superhero Black Excellence in downtown Brooklyn. It was a true celebration of Blerds. Now in 2022 and the release of the highly anticipated follow-up movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever For All Nerds co-hosts Tatiana King, and DJ BenHameen joined with Nitehawk Cinema - Prospect Park, BLERD City...
George Carmona III
George Carmona III
George Carmona 3rd is an Artist/Designer, former Milestone Media Intern, former DC Comics paper pusher, book lover and lifelong comic geek. You can find his work at FistFullofArt.com or follow him on twitter at GCarmona3.
Before There Was Mace Windu…..
Before George Lucas sold his crown jewel to Disney, there were extra works in the form of novels and comics that further explored Star Wars. Dubbed the Expanded Universe, fans were given a depth of stories for which the movies didn’t have the time. At...
A Conversation with Adobe Product Marketing Manager Jasmine Whitaker
If you’ve heard the term “photoshopped”, then you might also know the name of the company that created the program, Adobe. A world leader in digital arts, Adobe is the industry standard for most creative agencies and studios, with their dominating digital trio...
BlackSci-Fi.com Talks ‘Stone’ with Ho Che Anderson
In his latest book, creator Ho Che Anderson invites us into the dystopian world of Stone. In this near-future world, the societal divide between the haves and the have nots is a gulf that is widened after a co-opted election gives rise to the Merit system. This...
Remembering a King
Late last night I got a text from a friend that just read “Chadwick Boseman…what the hell?!”, I was on the phone with my wife so I sent a text back asking what she was talking about, and my friend's response floored me, “Dead at 43. Colon cancer.” I immediately got on...
BlackSci-Fi.com @ the 8th Annual Black Comic Book Festival
Photo credits George Carmona III For two days, New York City’s neighborhood of Harlem was ground zero to a creative cultural explosion as the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture hosted its 8th Annual Black Comic Book Festival. Over these two days, comic...
Save The Day With ‘The Avengers’
I don’t know how I missed this at New York Comic-Con. Avengers: Damage Control is a fully immersive virtual reality that takes place after the events in Avengers: Endgame. This game lets you visit various Marvel locations like Shuri’s lab in Wakanda, Doctor Strange's...
Kwanza Osajyefo Discusses New ‘Black’ Universe Title ‘White’ and ‘H1’
By the time you’re reading this, the Kickstarter campaign for the next book in the Black Super Powered Universe (White) will have launched. If you’re not familiar with the original Kickstarter campaign for Black, the campaign was a monster of a success and from...
Looking to the Future with Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams
A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers. Edited by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams As spoiler free as possible A People’s Future is a literary crystal ball. Like the best Sci-fi, this is a well-crafted collection...
The Black Comix Expo 2019
Photo credits: George Carmona III As part of Black History Month at the Brooklyn Academy of Music or BAM, the Black Comic Collective returned for its second annual Black Comix Expo, a showcase of black independent creators throughout the U.S. Like many other...
Milestone Is Back!
For me the big draw on day one of New York Comic Con 2017 was the return of Milestone’s Dakota Universe and the Launch of Earth M panel. Consisting of original Milestone founders Denys Cowan and Derek Dingle, current “show runner” Reginald Hudlin, creative talents...
Victor LaValle discusses Destroyer
A few months back at BookExpo America here in New York, I was fortunate to speak with one of the publicity people at BOOM Studios. I talked about how I was a fan of their newest comic Destroyer by novelist Victor LaValle, and how I was ashamed to say I haven't read...
Talking With Team Superb
Have a craving for more of Lion Forge’s new Catalyst Prime comics line? Well you’ll be happy to know their third title Superb hits comic stores on 7/19. Fresh off the Catalyst Prime/ Lion Forge writing summit, I got to chat with the Superb writing team of comics...
BlackSci-Fi.com Interview w/ BlerdCon founder Hilton George
Recently I spoke with Hilton George the Founder and Con-Chair of BlerdCon, a new convention that is an all encompassing celebration of Geek life and culture for EVERYONE! As the organizer of this new con he was able to give deep insight into his passion for creating...
Lando Calrissian: An Unsung Hero of The Star Wars Universe
Production on the Han Solo movie has begun, featuring Donald Glover stepping into the shoes of Lando Calrissian. And I know some of you may hate this character, but please allow me to help you recognize the true hero of the Rebellion, General Lando Calrissian....
Inside The Walls of Prison City
The first time I got a heads up about Prison City I was interviewing Tim Fielder for another BlackSci-Fi.com piece about his art retrospective last summer in NYC. Before the guests arrived for the opening, he was working on some of the promotional art for Prison City...
A chat with Randy Green, a.k.a R-Son – The Voice of Reason
Before heading off to Europe for a two-week tour a few months back, I got to speak with the multifaceted Randy Green, aka R-Son - The Voice of Reason. He's a part of the Bluegrass Hip-Hop group Gangstagrass, aka The Super Tribble of the popular podcast crew of...
Joseph Illidge talks Catalyst Prime
Earlier this week I was able to chat with Joseph Illidge, Senior Editor for Lion Forge Comics, about the upcoming Catalyst Prime superhero universe launch in May 2017. I've had the honor of personally knowing him for close to 20 years. He’s a writer and expert in...
Star Trek: Mission Accomplished
Unless you’ve been trapped in the Delta Quadrant on the weekend of September 2-4, then you know that fans from all over beamed into New York’s Javits Center for Star Trek Mission. The event was a convention for Trek geeks to come out and celebrate 50 years of all...
Guns Down, Comics Up
This article is dedicated to all the victims of gun violence and to the families that have been shattered by the carelessness of those who traffic in death. Back in the 80’s I remember when DC and Marvel both did special comics to bring awareness to the relief efforts...
How I Beat The Kobayashi Maru
“Mother f*****, I should have paid for the picture in the Captain's chair!” I said those words to my traveling buddies back in November of 2000, as our plane taxied to leave Las Vegas and head back to New York. I've regretted that cheap/ stupid decision for the past...