Jun 5, 2020 · Over the past several days, CBR has featured Black writers and Black artists whose work you need to read. While the creators and titles highlighted on those lists and this one are just the tip of the iceberg, here is a selection of widely acclaimed and culturally significant creator-owned comic book titles from Black creators.

Dive into the vibrant world of Black Comics and discover the profound impact and rich diversity of African-American superheroes. Explore their unique stories, cultural significance, and lasting influence in the comic universe.

All-Negro Comics (June 1947) was a 15-cent omnibus written and drawn solely by African-American writers and artists. The feature starred characters that included the Lion Man, a young African scientist sent by the United Nations to oversee a massive uranium deposit at the African Gold Coast, whose main enemy was Doctor Blut Sangro. [16] .

Jan 12, 2025 · The exhibition presents Black comic book culture, featuring rare items and rich narratives around African Americans in the history of comic art. Starting with the Golden Age, it showcases trailblazers like Jackie Ormes and Matt Baker, …

Feb 17, 2016 · Anthologies like Damian Duffy’s Black Comix: African American Independent Comics, Art, and Culture, Sheena C. Howard’s and Ronald L. Jackson’s Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation, Deborah Elizabeth Whaley’s Black Women in Sequence: Re-inking Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime, and Professor William H. Foster’s The Untold ...

Afrofuturism is visualized within these comic creations as Writers and illustrators from all backgrounds now utilize the limitless domain of Afrofuturism to create worlds where the Black diaspora and science fiction intertwine. Jackie Ormes (1911–1985) was the first African American female syndicated cartoonist to be published in a newspaper.

Jul 28, 2018 · Taking cues from the Black Culture Movement, and the comic book convention of naming the different publication periods throughout its almost 100-year history—Golden Age, Silver Age and Bronze Age—Onli began creating characters under his company, Onli Studios, and knighted his new movement the Black Age of Comics.

In this photo essay, Vincent Haddad (Central State University) provides readers with a survey of contemporary black comics from Miles Morales and Wakanda to cosplay and Black Lives Matter.

Mar 30, 2019 · African American superheroes comics are just some of the popular things that African Americans took to, but they weren’t the only thing there was. When comic books fist arrived there were some comics that were originally made to show black culture, or even show the discrimination against African American people because back then there were a ...

Sep 28, 2010 · Instead of looking backwards, Black Comix focuses on the present and future, highlighting those creators that are less well-known than they’d like. The foreword, by Keith Knight (The K Chronicles, Knight Life), provides a personal reflection that sets the stage.