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 relief than their legitimate contributions to nefarious misdeeds? Just like CEOs don’t make...
Reviews
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...
Review: Future State- The Next Batman #3
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...
REVIEW: The Other History of the DC Universe #2
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...
Review: Future State- The Next Batman #2
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...
Review: Future State- Green Lantern
Publisher: DC Comics The biggest problem with the “Green Lantern” mythos overall is that they just have too many concurrent members. At last count there are nine active human Green Lanterns. As...
Review: Future State- The Next Batman #1
Future State: The Next Batman Written by: John Ridley Art: Nick Derington Color: Tamra Bonvillain Publisher: DC Comics As previously addressed in my article “The Black Knight Rises”, there have been...
REVIEW: The Other History of the DC Universe #1
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...
Review: Is’nana the Were-Spider: Showtime
Is'nana the Were-Spider: Showtime Writer: Greg Anderson Elysee Pencils: Miguel Blanco Inks: Miguel Blanco Colors: Angael Davis-Cooper Letters: Deron Bennett/ Andworld Design Publisher: Webway Comics...
Review: Nightfall- Michael’s Awakening #1
Written: Dwayne Robinson Jr. Art: Dwayne Robinson Jr. Colors: John Harley Letters: Terence Young Published: Animation Comics & Entertainment LLC Halloween might be over, but a chill in the air...
Review: The Devil to Pay
They say not to judge a book by its cover, but when I saw the hand-painted movie poster for The Devil to Pay, I was all in. The Devil to Pay was written and directed by Lane Skye and Ruckus Skye. It...
