Written by: Akpoebi Tno Daniel Dan-Asisah Edited by: Tamara-Tonye Dan-Asisah Art by: Tno Daniel Dan-Asisah Science fiction has always been something I have enjoyed for a long time and has been dominated by non-marginalized people for the majority of its existence. So it was refreshing to read a...
Reviews
Review/ The Last Count of Monte Cristo
Written by: Ayize Jama-Everett Art by: Tristan Roach Published by: Abrams ComicArts - Megascope As the title implies, The Last Count of Monte Cristo is a re-imagining of Alexandre Dumas’ timeless...
Review/ Scorpio #3
Writer: John Robinson IV Line Artist: Marco Zuffranieri Color Artist: Viviana Spinelli Cover Artist: Scarlet Leigh Editor: Andrea Smith Publisher: IV Wall Comics Scorpio #3, “When Shadows...
Review/ Is’nana the Were-Spider: Drums of Ogoun
For the sixth (6!!!) release in his award-winning horror-fantasy, coming-of-age series, Is'nana the Were-Spider, writer, and creator Greg Anderson Elysee has recruited artist Sean Hill to create a...
Review/ Dreamer
Written by: Akim Aliu and Greg Anderson ElyseeArt by: Karen De La Vega Published by: Scholastic, Kaepernick Publishing As a long-time hockey fan, I was familiar with Akim Aliu's story well before...
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...
Review/ Super Suspense Stories: Featuring Columbia ‘Spirit of America’
There is a lot to be said about the backstories of many members of the ever-growing group of superheroes that surround us. The first issue of Super Suspense Stories highlights such a backstory. This...
Review/ Earth Eclipsed
I recently had the pleasure of being transported to an alternate reality, courtesy of the podcast series Earth Eclipsed. Broadcast on Apollo (and other podcast providers such as Spotify and Apple...
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...
Review: Partizan #1
Writer: Dennis LiuArtist: Peter Chung Everybody loves a great villain but what about the trusted assistant behind the scenes really doing the heavy lifting? The henchmen often known more for comedic...
Review/ Batman by John Ridley: The Deluxe Edition
The phrase “needs no introduction” was crafted for men like John Ridley. He is a writer, director, and producer across various media including movies, television, cartoons, and comic books. He...
Review/ Can You Sign My Tentacle?
Some of the best speculative poetry often reexamines traditional aspects of fantasy, sci-fi, and horror through a modern lens. Linda D. Addison's How To Recognize A Demon Has Become Your Friend? has...
Review – Fierce #2
Writer: Gabriel Smith Penciler/Creator: Raymond Sanders Inker: Clement Romaine Colorist: Sigmund Torre Letterer: Jessica JimersonPublisher: Fantasy Art ComicsRating: PG Creator Raymond Sanders’...
Review/ Pax Samson Vol. 1: The Cookout
If one could capture the essence of the black experience, many persons would find a succinct link between the value of friendship and the value of family. Two people may not be related but at the...
Review/ Aurion Kajuta Gems Fighter
Five years after the release of the African action RPG platformer Aurion: Legacy of The Kori-Odan, Cameroonian game developers Kiro'o Games have released the mobile game Aurion Kajuta Gem Fighter in...
Review/ Zanbutu: The Unified African Galactic City
What if the nations of Africa came together and surpassed the current status quo of the current advanced societies of the time? What if they took a rocket of their own into outer space? How would...
Review-Static: Season One #1
Welcome back Virgil. We’ve missed ya. Milestone Comics/ Milestone Media has had a huge impact on my writing career. When I first opened up the pages of Icon #1, Static #1, Blood Syndicate #1, and...
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...
Black Lightning: Season 4 / Series Review – Shattered Lightning
No pun intended, Black Lightning was the “black sheep” of the CW superhero macrocosm known as the “Arrowverse” that premiered in January 2018. Starring an All-Black cast (save James Remar’s...
Black Lightning Season 4 – Book of Reconstruction
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...
Review- Nubia: Real One
One of the best things that DC Comics has done in the past couple of years is reintroducing some of their most well-known and lesser-known characters to a younger audience via graphic novels. There...
