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Ooooo....
Coolness.
I have to admit, at a certain level, this entire topic goes into the "Let's just not think about this" box. After all, if you don't look at superhero comics much, there's really not much at all out there showing blacks, or by blacks. The last one I read that had any sort of specifically black content was Fierce by the Love Brothers. (She Who Talked Me Into This and I used to call it the Furry Forearms of Fighting Fury series; neither of us had ever seen artwork where someone clearly spent a great deal of time carefully drawing each and every individual hair on someone's body -- especially since, as a very general rule, black men aren't that hairy ... and certainly aren't usually drawn that way.) In any event, the Love Brothers did Fierce and then seemed to fall off the face of the earth -- if you can say that about someone when the trade only came out back in April. They had two titles that were both supposed to come out this year, and both Chocolate Thunder and Shadow Rock were pushed back to 2006, and their forum has been effectively silent most of the year, so it's just as good as falling off the face of the earth.
Kyle Baker has been very busy, of course. Aside from Plastic Man (which I don't read), he's self-publishing two titles: Nat Turner (which has interesting artwork and is kind of relentlessly educational -- given the subject matter, it could hardly avoid that) and The Bakers, based somewhat on his home life, which is a hell of a lot of fun. And, alas, somewhat late, Birth of a Nation, his original graphic novel with Aaron Mcgruder. I hope that the publishers can give it a big push, now that The Boondocks series is coming out.
And there's a fair amount of stuff online, of course, but it's kind of hard to find.
Glyphs: The Language of the Black Comics Community
Rich Watson
* Age: 33
* Gender: male
* Astrological Sign: Pisces
* Zodiac Year: Rat
* Location: New York : New York : United States
About Me
columnist for ComicWorldNews.com, former columnist with SmallPressComics.com; occasional self-publisher since 1993, with a number of titles to my credit including the graphic novella RAT; had work published in anthologies IMAGINATION ROCKET, OH COMICS!, also in Slave Labor series PATTY CAKE & FRIENDS; regular panel moderator at Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo since 2003; 1994 graduate of School of Visual Arts.
Salutations (May 31, 2005)
...Basically, this is where you’ll find news, information and commentary pertaining to the black comic book community. There are more of us involved in this business than many people think, doing more than just superhero books. It’s my objective to invite people from all walks of life here to learn about our favorite black characters and titles, as well as the people of color who make them....
Coolness.
I have to admit, at a certain level, this entire topic goes into the "Let's just not think about this" box. After all, if you don't look at superhero comics much, there's really not much at all out there showing blacks, or by blacks. The last one I read that had any sort of specifically black content was Fierce by the Love Brothers. (She Who Talked Me Into This and I used to call it the Furry Forearms of Fighting Fury series; neither of us had ever seen artwork where someone clearly spent a great deal of time carefully drawing each and every individual hair on someone's body -- especially since, as a very general rule, black men aren't that hairy ... and certainly aren't usually drawn that way.) In any event, the Love Brothers did Fierce and then seemed to fall off the face of the earth -- if you can say that about someone when the trade only came out back in April. They had two titles that were both supposed to come out this year, and both Chocolate Thunder and Shadow Rock were pushed back to 2006, and their forum has been effectively silent most of the year, so it's just as good as falling off the face of the earth.
Kyle Baker has been very busy, of course. Aside from Plastic Man (which I don't read), he's self-publishing two titles: Nat Turner (which has interesting artwork and is kind of relentlessly educational -- given the subject matter, it could hardly avoid that) and The Bakers, based somewhat on his home life, which is a hell of a lot of fun. And, alas, somewhat late, Birth of a Nation, his original graphic novel with Aaron Mcgruder. I hope that the publishers can give it a big push, now that The Boondocks series is coming out.
And there's a fair amount of stuff online, of course, but it's kind of hard to find.