Black folks save the world constantly in speculative fiction. Look no further than Rembrandt Brown in the final episode of Sliders. Or Captain Michael Burnham kicking AI butt so that the Alpha Quadrant could continue to exist. Super-powered Keramats like Stronghold...
We've covered Greg Anderson Elysee's work quite a few times on the website. Just check out a search for the creator here. There's a reason we keep coming back to his work, and One Nation: Stronghold is yet another example of why he stays on the BlackSci-Fi.com radar....
Want a book that combines zombie butt kicking action, an alternate history setting, plus an awesome heaping of #blackgirlmagic? Look no further than Justina Ireland's Dread Nation. The book is scheduled to be released on April 3rd, but already is burning up the...
With such recent example as Get Out, Black Panther, and A Wrinkle In Time showcasing creators of color who are killing it with telling speculative fiction tales, the question begs itself: how many more examples of such speculative fiction filmmaking featuring creators...
Ya'll remember how FIYAH Luke Cage Season 1 was? It seems that the folks at Marvel/ Netflix want to remind us with an image of Luke Cage literally walking out of a fire in this new teaser preview below. June 22nd, 2018 is the date that Netflix will drop season 2...
If you want to attend a special screening for Ava Duvernay's upcoming A Wrinkle In Time screening, that will include a discussion about STEM, and a wrap up party at the world famous Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse, look no further. From the event's official website:...
With shades of 1984's Big Brother, BlackCard is a satirical/ sci-fi laced look into the question of what constitutes real "Blackness". About a month back director Pete Chatmon (Grown-ish, Black-Ish), screenwriter Tony Patrick ( co-writer of DC Comic's Batman & The...
**Some Spoilers** Bruh. Okay before I jump into this review, let me share a quick anecdote: during Thanksgiving of last year I went to visit my mom and stepfather in Florida. As it seems is my usual thing to do now when I visit family, I started talking comic books,...
Welcome to Nu-Perspective. Nu-Perspective is a new column featuring redesigns and updates of various Nubian (black) comic book characters. The aim of the column is to spotlight underdeveloped, underutilized and all-but-forgotten black characters specifically, and...
It seemed like there was a time where every movie released in theaters didn’t need to be an uber super budgeted film. A time where you could go to the video store and get awesome beat ‘em ups for a Friday night at the house. Kill Order harkens back to those simpler...
During last night's Super Bowl LII, soon to be world conquering streaming platform Netflix released a trailer for the latest installment in the Cloverfield film series, The Cloverfield Paradox. The film had long been discussed as being the secret third installment in...
As a part of our upcoming Wakanday/ Black Panther screening event on February 17, cosplayer Eric "The Smoke" Moran & His Cosplay All-Stars will be in the building. The event will begin with a cosplay parade featuring Moran and the group, with Black Panther related...
Recently author Milton Davis was nominated for a 2017 British Science Fiction Award (BSFA)for his short story, The Swarm. As explained by the organization, "The BSFA Awards are awarded each year to the best Novel, Short fiction, Artwork and work of Non-Fiction as...
I’ve been a huge Star Trek fan for as long as I can remember. Next to my love of comic books, Star Trek is the fandom with which I most relate, and a huge part of that is because of the late 80’s/ early 90’s era of Star Trek on TV. Star Trek: The Next Generation...