INTERVIEW- Comic Creators Address Black Wall Street

Imani Lateef of Peep Game Comix interviews Alverne Ball and Stacey Robinson about their book Across the Tracks on BLACK COMIX UNIVERSE.

5 comic book artists I would PAY to work on their OWN comics

Everyone has been fantasizing about what they would do if they won the Powerball, which was over a billion dollars until a handful of people won it last week. Of course, I would put money into perfecting my self-publishing machine, but I would also devote a good portion of it to invest in comic book artists who create comics I want to read, but that I probably won't get to read because artists either have day jobs, or wind up getting sidetracked into working on projects for other people.  Eff what you heard! The only thing missing from the black comix underground is money! And if I had the money, I'd put it where my mouth is. Here's five easy bets...

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY! Well... I don't have any money... but you know what I mean!

There's still a couple days left in 2014, but these concept drawings of the upcoming kid monster comic NIGHT BOY by Damian Duffy and BLACK KIRBY (aka Stacey Robinson and John Jennings) have me fiending to see it drop in 2015...

Coming Soon- KID CODE: CHANNEL ZERO by Black Kirby (aka @JIJennings and @GodShabach)

I'm embarrassed by how little I write about the exploits of my Black Comix brethren John Jennings and Stacey Robinson separately, or their collaborations under the alias Black Kirby. But it would be an absolute crime to neglect the impending release of their new hip hop superhero comic KID CODE...

I finally added "Black Comix" added to my online store!

I was able to get a few copies of the beautiful hardcover BLACK COMIX:African American Independent Comics, Art and Culture from the publisher at a good price, so I was finally able to add it to my online store.

cause he SHINE like one...

Jupiter's Orchid by Blackstar Shabach.

You're A Slave to a Page in my Comic Book...

to get the full effect of Stacey Robinson's MF DOOM ART CONTEST entry, you really need to click the pic to enlarge. dude is the writer/artist on Abraham The Young Lion, right... so this is a page from the 2nd book (which i don't have yet 'cause i have a 9-month-old eatin' my wish list money... but i'ma get it!). strangely appropriate for the contest. there's still a little time left for the rest of ya'll to polish your pieces and get 'em in!

holla!

-gM

Deviation of the Day

Abraham 2 Cover by Blackstar (aka Stacey Robinson)
this is the cover to the long-awaited second issue of Abraham the Young Lion, which will drop in the coming weeks. peep my review of issue #1 here.
holla!
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it's Bigger than Hip Hop (Comics)...

Family. Patriotism. Cultural Identity. Love. History... these are concepts that can be applied to anyone, anywhere. lofty ideals to build a comicbook on, some people would say. Stacey "Blackstar" Robinson, creator of Abraham The Young Lion, is not one of them. the writer/artist has created a story so big a regular comic couldn't contain it, so Abraham is printed in magazine-sized issues.
the title character Abraham- equal parts Captain America, Superman and Denzel Washington- appeared suddenly, taking the urban community by storm in the eighties, and disappeared just as quickly, leaving a mystery in his wake... a mystery being investigated in the present day by his son, Jedidiah.
Robinson tells Abraham's story in flashbacks that follow the exploits of the larger-than-life hero through the eyes of the community he served. Robinson's ambitious and lavish illustration, especially in the golden-era hip hop flashbacks, are a joy to behold. but even here, Abraham proves too much to handle... Robinson has been working on the 2nd issue for well over a year (issue 1 dropped march of 2007). like many indy creators, Robinson balances comics, family, and a real job, as well as the biggest challenge: his own tough standards.
"It's taking forever to balance, work, family, school and my book,"the artist said recently "but it's finally coming along, I can look on my drive and see that I have finally made a dent in issue 2..." but if the preview art on his deviantArt page are any indication, it'll be worth the wait! while you're waiting, go check out the first issue, for sale right now on Indyplanet!
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