I’m not sure if I had ever met the talented Writer/Artist/Publisher Robert Roach in person before I ran into him at San Diego Comic Con in 2005 or so. More than likely, I first saw his name on the now defunct but classic website and message board, BlackSuperHero.com and Herotalk. Robert was...
Missives From The Nebula
Missives from the Nebula: ‘Quarantine!’
Its April, 2020. Locked down in Los Angeles. I am not sure that I saw a global pandemic on the horizon as another year, and decade, came to fruition on New Year’s Eve. (Yes, I know that technically it is not a new decade, not gonna argue with you, as it says ’20, so...
Missives from the Nebula: ‘Looking for The Perfect Beat’
Universal b-boy, looking for the perfect beatMortal motivations, looking for the perfect beatMighty Zulu Nation, they have found the perfect beatAfrika Bambaataa, I present the perfect beat beat beat beat After Planet Rock exploded onto the scene in the early ’80s, my...
Missives from the Nebula: ‘From Here to the Legion’
I started reading comics in the early 70’s in collected additions of the daily strip (not actually a strip) Family Circus. Those collections introduced to me the concept of an overlapping story with sub-stories throughout. That early exposure to comic book...
