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Geekscape Essay on Race and Other Goodies
I like what I’m seeing over at Geekscape. For instance, you can find some excellent recaps of Comic-Con. I particularly like this one that concisely lists the main PR stuff from the two giants, DC and...
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Trayvon Martin: How You Can Help End STAND YOUR GROUND
In a New York Times op-ed, by Ekow N. Yankah, a professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, we get some sobering analysis of what has happened. We need calm and...
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Review: MARCH: BOOK ONE by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
The 50th anniversary of the March on Washington is today, August 28, 2013. It is one of the most inspiring moments in American history and all of history. It will only grow in stature and significance...
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Keef Knight’s First Live-Action Comedy Video: UNIQUE ANTIQUE
KEEF KNIGHT‘s hilarious and insightful comic strip, “The K Chronicles,” is a prime example of how to speak truth to power and get people thinking and taking action. Now, Keef has a hilarious video for...
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Interview: Keith Knight Talks About ‘The K Chronicles’ and the Cartoonist’s Life
Keith Knight is one very funny, and profound, cartoonist. What is the secret to his success? Consider this life lesson: It is all in the doing. It applies in art school, law school, med school, any...
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The Power of Cinema: A Movie Review of GIANT
“Giant” is not quite as spectacular as “Gone with the Wind,” but it certainly holds its own. Both are colossal movies in star power, production, and size. “Giant,” however, is in a class all its own...
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Graphic Novel Review: WORTH
When we last checked in on WORTH, we took the first issue for a spin (review here). Now, let’s take a look at the first full length graphic novel of WORTH. As you’ll see, we have a whole new kind of...
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Review: ‘Wide Awake in Slumberland’ by Katherine Roeder
Winsor McCay with Gertie the Dinosaur What will today look like one hundred years from now? In the world of comics, we have no choice but to include DC Comics’ upcoming “Teen Titans #1″ in a time...
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Review: POWER LINES #1
POWER LINES is one of the surprise hits for 2016 with its inventive plot and vivid characters. I have to hand it to the trifecta talent of Jimmie Robinson who draws, writes, letters, and colors this...
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Kickstarter: Bringing Back RED RANGE by Joe R. Lansdale & Sam Glanzman
“Red Range” by Joe R. Lansdale and Sam Glanzman Imagine an outrageous story, on par with Quentin Tarantino at his best, about an African-American seeking revenge over racists who have murdered his...
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Review: ‘Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation’
“Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation” There’s a ragged and raw quality to Octavia Butler’s novel, “Kindred,” first published in 1979, about a young African American woman who time travels to America...
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Review: SCOTLAND YARDIE by Bobby Joseph and Joseph Samuels
SCOTLAND YARDIE by Bobby Joseph and Joseph Samuels As we here in the States, along with the rest of the world, continue to deal with the orange menace, it’s good to gain strength from our friends...
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Book Review: ‘The Blood of Emmett Till’ by Timothy Tyson
“The Blood of Emmett Till” by Timothy Tyson April 28, 1955 Emmett Till was tortured and murdered by white men in Money, Mississippi for allegedly flirting with a white woman. The men were tried for...
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Movie Review: ‘Get Out’
When I first saw the trailer for “Get Out,” I was hooked on the idea of a racially explicit horror movie. I had already written a script in my head of what I had expected to see. I took for granted...
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Review: ‘Let Some Word That Is Heard Be Yours’ by Alex Nall
“Let Some Word That Is Heard Be Yours” by Alex Nall Comics is uniquely suited for any form of biography and to quite a fascinating degree. I’ve said that before and, to prove my point, I have all sorts...
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Oscars 2018: Why ‘Get Out’ Could Win for Best Picture
After a startling presentation mix-up for the best picture award, Barry Jenkins, at the mic, and the Moonlight cast accept the award at the Oscars on Sunday.Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Not so long ago,...
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National Geographic Examines Its Own Racism and Adds to Discussion
National Geographic Examines Its Own Racism in April 2018 Issue You could spend a lifetime finding ways to improve yourself and the lives of your fellow humans. You can do it all by yourself, without...
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Captain America Caption Contest in Support of Tolerance at Wing Luke Museum...
Captain America Caption Contest in Support of Tolerance Can you think of a winning caption for the above cartoon? Details follow. When this cartoonist decides to put on a Captain America costume, he...
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Movie Review: US by Jordan Peele
While Jordan Peele has downplayed any grand subtext to his latest film, I think Us may have an even grander subtext than Get Out. It comes down to privilege. The inspiration for Us comes from “Mirror...
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Art Review: Nari Ward: We the People
Nari Ward: We the People at the New Museum With Jordan Peele’s Us still swimming in my head, I went to see the first museum survey in New York of Jamaican-born, Harlem-based artist Nari Ward at the New...
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