Black Superheroes

It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's...Oprah?!

Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Illustration, Comic Books, Art, Black Superheroes, William Mwazi, Martin Luther King, Comics, Mlk, African Americans, Arts News

William Mwazi is an artist with an active imagination and a social conscience. In his artwork, he depicts Black celebrities, politicians, and academic...

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Assessing The New 52

Sean Campbell | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Ben Oliver, Batwing, Eric Wallace, Gianluca Gugilotta, Milestone Comics, Mister Terrific, John Rozum, Black Superheroes, Black Comic Book Characters, Comics, Dan Did, The New 52 Comic Series, Comic Books, Comic Book Review, Judd Wince, The New 52, DC Comics, Postbourgie, Static-Shock, Batman, The-New-52-Review, Black Voices News
Sean Campbell

DC Comic's "The New 52," as the launch is being called, has given us a rarity, three books with Black characters as the lead. I decided to take a look at the first issues of these books and see how they stack up.

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Requiem for a Superhero

Sean Campbell | Posted 11.02.2011

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Sean Campbell

When I was young, the only Black comic book characters I could remember were an African princess, an African king and a jive-talkin' ex-con. At the time, I didn't think it was a problem that there wasn't anyone for me to identify with.

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