Roxane Gay’s new book, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body is a knock-out of a book. It kept me glued to my couch for a long weekend. I finished reading it about ten days ago, and I cannot stop thinking about it. Does it have anything to do with comics? Well, Gay wrote a mini-series for…
Before I get started, I wanted to say I hope you enjoyed or are continuing to enjoy every Holiday you may have or are celebrating. I had a merry Christmas myself despite some people simply wishing me a “happy holidays!” I don’t know how I got through it either. And since this is my last…
It’s fully summer now, with all the heat, sunburns and humidity that the earth can muster up. As a summer tradition, I like to hide indoors by an air conditioner and read. It’s much better than outside, where the big orange ball scorches me. I signed up for the Comixology Unlimited app, mostly to check…
This column was assigned to me so that I might bring you, Constant Reader, some insight into popular culture and, if we’re both lucky, a few laughs. It’s not supposed to be a virtual therapist’s couch, wherein I share with you the tortured depths of my very soul. Bear with me. This week, you…
A few weeks ago I wrote about the fantastic experiences I had years ago working with the first iteration of the company that we know today as Valiant. I was in brand management in Nabisco on OREO cookies and was introduced to the company (on a professional basis) through a wonderful guy named Seymour Miles….
In the past, many writers on this site, myself included, have written columns shining a light on the abused state of minority characters at the Big Two. While I agree with everything said, I think that we have left out the very important point of creating new characters. For the past decade or so, it’s…
This week, I want to write about something I didnÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂt do. ItÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs a good thing. Rally. Trust me. Last Friday I read this itemÃÂÃÂÃÂàin The New York Times about a black comic book festival to be held on Saturday at the Schomburg Center in Harlem. Since I aspire to experience new things (and because, especially…
