12/10/2009 Hello, If by some chance you are Ms. Darvin from Beach Channel High, my name is Michael Davis and I was at Beach Channel the VERY first year, I transferred to The High School Of Art & Design at the end of that year. I was in your art class, I was black (still…
Next week, Milestones: African Americans in Comics, Pop Culture and Beyond opens at the Geppi Entertainment Museum. The show features unbelievable art from amazing artists and have been in the works for almost two years. I was fortunate enough to be asked to curate a show on African American pop art by Missy Geppi, the…
I received the following email last week: Michael, Thanks so much for responding to me! Action Files seems like a great program for schools. I’ll be sure to look into it more. With the new Common Core Standards, I’ve noticed that there isn’t really any standards related to the content of what needs to be…
From the very second we announced Milestone in 1992 to today, there have been those who simply hate us. Chief among our haters are a small but vocal group of black comic book creators. Back in the good old days we were just called house niggers and we were hated because DC Comics owned us….
Nobody talks more smack about black people than other black people. There are about a zillion different ways black people describe another black person screwing up. Many of these definitions are stereotypes that would get a non-black person pimp slapped if spoken. Not being black and telling someone who is that their watch is set…
…or just fucking stupid. My closest friends are like family to me, and family is what Whitney Farmer is in my life. I’m a pretty smart guy (if I say so myself – and I do) and I know a lot of smart people,. Whitney is one of the smartest people I know. There are…
…Created By White Guys and Louise Simonson My sincere thanks to Grace Randolph 10. Black Lightning. Created by Tony Isabella What can I say about Black Lightning except for the fake Afro wig (decades before Steve Harvey’s BTW… wait… y’all didn’t know that was a wig? Oops, sorry Steve, my bad) but like I was…
“I think it would be tricky to have one member of the Storm family black and one white. Is he adopted? I don’t know how you would play that.” – Mark Millar “ This speech is my recital, I think it’s very vitalTo rock (a rhyme), that’s right (on time) It’s Tricky is…
I had every intention of attending the New York Comic Con. My plans were made months ago. I was looking forward to seeing friends and family; I am a New Yorker after all. I’ve avoided the New York con over the last few years for a number of reasons, chief among them is they seem…
Dear Paul, Paul, Paul, PaulPaulPaul, Paul. I hope this letters finds you well. You and I have had our differences over the years but I still remember when I used to hang out in your office and just talk to you and all the swag you bestowed upon me. Clearly our styles have clashed and…
When I was around six, I was asked what kind of haircut I wanted. This was big deal because up until then I had no say over anything in my life. This was my very first grown up decision and I had to weigh it carefully. Even at six I knew this was a life…
I ran this on my Michael Davis World website. I was writing another version for ComicMix because the response was so strong. Then like an idiot (which I’ve been more often than not) I realized I should just run what I wrote as is. So… The following email was sent to my Linked-In mailbox: Hey…
