Brandon Graham Talks RAIN LIKE HAMMERS

I just recently started reading Brandon Graham's graphic novel RAIN LIKE HAMMERS*, so I couldn't resist watching this interview.

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.

Mike Hawthorne Talks conventions, His new memoir, Spidey influences, Deapool, and more

"I came full circle: From not being able to get gigs because I wasn't good enough, to not being able to get gigs because I was too good."

-Mike Hawthorne

The Answer Talks Cartooning, His College Coach, Being a Trend-Setter

Everybody knows Iverson is my favorite ball player, so it makes me happy to see him draw a caricature and hear him talk about being a cartoonist.  I mean, this interview is just about him in general, but I love the guy...

PENCIL to PENCIL- Jamar and Mike interview JG JONES

Jamar Nicholas and Mike Manley returned with their inside comics podcast PENCIL TO PENCIL, and Wednesday they were joined by the mighty JG JONES!

Did you catch my interview on Sunday, fam?

On "How to be a Freelance Artist"

Hey fam, My friend Marshall Lee invited me back to his show to chat about things that hold artists back who are trying to make money freelancing.  You can check out the interview here.  It's about two hours.

#SheGoHard- AFUA RICHARDSON talks GENIUS, BLACK PANTHER, and The Space for Women in Comics

Y'all know all of us here at GhettoManga love the mighty multi-talented artist, musician, and cos-player Afua Richardson, so watching this interview on TVONE's SISTER CIRCLE just gave me an excuse to drop some photos from the Afuniverse...

Headkrack interview with Pusha T

My dude Headkrack interviewed Pusha T (before the beef with this one Canadian dude, so it's not discussed).

The mighty DMC on Sway's Universe promoting his comic, speaking on negativity in the culture and more.

I'm listening to Sway's latest interview of DMC that just posted on YouTube.  Decided to post in case you wanted to peep it too...

"Wakanda is not just a country. Wakanda is a nation." Ta-Nehisi Coates, in a dope Q+A at Amalgam Comics

In case you missed it, here's an awesome Q & A with award-winning scribe Ta-Nehisi Coates, emceed by veteran comics illustrator Eric Battle and hosted at Amalgam Comics in Philly, brought to you by the fine folks at ReelBlack.

"Confronting Racism Through Comedy" a Reelblack interview with Judah Friedlander

The fine folks at Reelblack conducted this great interview with the totally not black Judah Friedlander, primarily about how he confronts racism through comedy.  Good stuff...

Some DOPE Cage + Fist cover arts by Eric Canete, @SanfordGreene, @MingDoyle, and more...

 Newsarama editor Chris Arrant posted an awesome interview with David Walker and Sanford Greene, the dynamic duo behind Cage & Fist (everyone else calls it Powerman & Iron Fist, but I think Cage & Fist sounds better... plus, I'm stubborn and shit). 

A chat with Lyrics Born

by GhettoManga contributor Michael Lagocki
 On Friday afternoon I had a nice surprise, a phone call from Lyrics Born. I've been a fan of his for some time and really respect the Quannum crew of lyricists he came up with (among them, The GIft of Gab, perhaps my all time favorite MC).

Dawud @Anyabwile of Brotherman Comics, the Drawing From The Soul Lecture Series and more on the next @BlackComicsChat

The mighty @AfuaRichardson talks bird calling, drawing comics, and hip hop on the @CrowdFinderPod cast

#NowPlaying the new video/single "BOX GOD" by @Venomous2000. PLUS peep his new album A MOMENT TO REFLECT VOL 3!

"2000 years finally making up for Kharma

Be a force like Marcus Garvey, taking chinks in the armor..."

-Venomous2000

"That's what happens when you have two sisters, no brothers, and idle time..." @MethodMan, speaking on his early influences

My favorite member of the mighty Wu-Tang Clan, the inimitable Method Man, digs into his influences in this bit of animated youTubery courtesy of the fine folks at Grantland.

A nice MF DOOM radio interview, plus... Is this dude in the UK passing my art off as his own?

My dude Khalid Latif aka BigSteelo aka Worldwide McBride aka Singabore Rhymes with Zsa Zsa Gabor posted this MF DOOM interview below, and I decided to share it. So as I was searching for a DOOM picture to include with this post, I found a pic where some dude swiped my drawing (above) and colored it (badly) and is passing it off as his own... even selling prints of it.
Peep...

"Jamar Nicholas: World Building" Exhibit Opening at Arcadia University

Here's some video from a panel at the opening reception for my man Jamar's one man show Jamar Nicholas: World Building at Arcadia University in Philly. Alongside veteran cartoonist Mike Manley (Darkhawk, Black Panther, Draw! Magazine, Judge Parker), Jamar gets into the importance of world building for all kinds of storytelling, and specifically comics...

"So many artists are so emotionally attached to their product, they're trapped by the ART of it." -Marc Ecko