Black comic books/graphic novels

[black caesar]

The only black graphic novel I can recommend is Unknown Solider. A very good series.

 

[Knives Amilli]

Marvel MAX: Cage by Brian Azzarello A mature -Modern take on the character before Bendis got his hands on him. A bit stereotypical in Cage's depiction, but somewhat enjoyable.

DC Vertigo: Sentences: The Life and times of MF Grimm-Basically a graphic novel autobiography of MF grimm. Even if you don't give a shit about Grimm, it offers a great peak into the NY/Hip Hop scene of the 80's and 90's.

Birth of A Nation by Aaron Mcgruder,Kyle Baker and Reginald Hudlin-"When the virtually all-black population of East St. Louis, Ill., is disenfranchised en masse in electoral shenanigans that result in a George W. Bush–like Texan governor being elected president, the impoverished city decides to secede from the U.S. Renaming itself "Blackland," the city becomes a wildly rich money-laundering capital." Amazon description. Ive heard good things about it tho.

Quantum and Woody by Christopher Priest-All tho this might be difficult to track down, the premise is that its a buddy comic featuring a stern yet extremely competent Black superhero (Quantum) with his White lazy and shallow partner Woody (which is kind of a reversal of these types of situations). A very critically acclaimed series in its day that tackled a lot of issues.

Black Panther by Christopher Priest-Considered the best BP run ever. Only problem is, its only collected into two trades. Now there is the Reginald Hudlin BP, but its not nearly as good in quality but its far longer and collected into more trades.

The Milestone/Dakota Universe-Dwayne Mcduffie + various writers+-In the early nineties, D-McDuffie (RIP) wanted to create his own superhero universe with more black characters. The Milestone universe was the result. Was very successful for its time and spawned Static.

there's tons more but all i can think off right now

 

[hide321]

All the characters from the Milestone Universe were great. It was a diverse universe (not just black). And it was it's time. It was just misunderstood as "ah, comics for black people. Next!" which is unfortunate considering it was one of the very few comic universes that included a wide range of races in lead roles. What I loved about it was it went beyond the whole "flying guy, beam guy, black guy" aesthetic that many companies go by today. With, for example, the black characters you had your liberals, conservatives, successful, poor, gay, heterosexual, good guy, scumbags, etc. That's something you see all the time for white characters, but rarely for other races (especially black). Also, Static wasn't even the best of the characters (although a good one). So the "only good one was Static" is very off. It may have been the one that got mainstream exposure (cartoon, etc) but that doesn't mean there weren't equally or better characters in the Milestone universe.

 

[get1cuz]

I was thinking Blade....new spider man then drew a blank till i saw this!

http://worldofblackheroes.com/black-superheroes/

Black Superheroes

Aaliyah Bishop Aegis Amazing man 1 Amazing Man 2 Anarchist Angel Salvadore Adara Aqualad Azrael Azari Azzari Battalion Battlestar Batwing Becka Munroe Jessie Bedlam Bishop

Black Light Black Lightning Black Panther 2099-K'shamba Black panther-T'challa Black Racer Blade Bloodstorm Blue Marvel Blur Brown Bomber Bulletproof Bumblebee Cardiac Kasper Cole Cecilia Reyes Christian Cord Christine Cord Cloak Computo Cyrax Darwin Debrii DMZ Night Thrasher 2 Drew McIntosh Eden Fesi Empress D-struct The Falcon Firestorm lashback

Flint Frenzy Freedom Beast Frostbite Gabe Jones Gateway Gorilla Girl Greystone Hardware Superman Hotshot Invisible Kid Icon Isiah Bradley Jack in the Box Jack in the Box 2 J.J Thunder Jet Jade Green Lantern Josiah-x Kid Quantum 1 Lucius Hammer Lightning Luke Cage Amazing Man 3 Midnight's Fire Miles Morales-Spider Man Kid Quantum 2 Mister Miracle

Monet St. Croix Mister Terrific Nick Fury M-Twins Night Thrasher Nocturne Nubia Omni Onyx Panther Orpheus Patriot Photon Power Man Rage Noir Rapture witchblade Rocket Sentinel Serge Shadowhawk Shard Shuri Slick Spawn Static Sky Panther Storm Synch T'chaka T'chana Tech-9 Tempest Thunder Titan Torrent Tyroc Tyrone Cash Unknown Soldier Vibraxas Vigilance Vixen Vox War Machine Windshear Derek Morgan Zawavari Max Cooper Cestro Aisha Campbel Will Tanya Sloan Jack Joel Rawlings Scott Trueman Ethan James Katie T.J Damon T.J Kevin Batman Syan Green Arrow Brother Voodoo 1 Maggott Wise Son Daniel Drumm Papa Jambo Papa Legba Dreadlocks Fade M. Guardian Dr.Voodoo Nighthawk Technique EarthStrike Rocket 2 Maquerade Buckwild Payback Bling Cipher Starboy Prowler Prodigy Zack Starlight Tia Thunder Fall Misty Knight Steel Sunspot Witchblade-JV Kaboomerang Tag Skitter Snowfall

damn somebody did there home work

 

[toomy]

This is something I didn't realize. The new Savage Dragon is Black. Apparently the old one die and his son is now the star of the book.

http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album_view.php?gid=3831&page=10

http://www.comicvine.com/malcolm/29-67718/

 

[MysticBoy]

John Stewart

 

[Copper]

Mr. terriffic the new 52

static shock the new 52

batwing (african batman appointed by bruce wayne) the new 52

 

[Cabana_Da_Don]

Yo ya got torrents for them.Help a brother out.Keep the movement alive.

 

[Copper]

check out the entire milestone lineup from the 90s I enjoyed them as a kid

 

[Copper]

Icon mothership connection (2010) is a collection of his entire series

 

[Amotekun]

SMH @ Icon being on earth during slavery yet only using his powers to 'lighten the load off slaves and help start the underground railroad' instead of running roughshod over craccas. That character is not trill. I'm truly disappointed. I think all the time about having a time machine and traveling back to the late 18th century with automatic weapons and a serious cache of munitions.

 

[Copper]

agreed @publicenemigo I often thought the same when I was little but then again he is a republican in the comics....

Al Simmons woulda been murking slave owners

 

[Lou Cypher]

That Batwing comic is pretty dope. I only got up to issue 4 but gonna get the rest this weekend. I heard static was getting cancelled.. Wish spawn was still Al simmons. White guys story is alright but al simmons was dope from beginning to almost the end.

Anyone know if they are gonna reboot black panther? there hasnt been a new panther comic in months at the shop i go to.

 

[Lou Cypher]

Sentences- the life and times of mf grimm

spawn series

thats all i can think of

is that MF Grimm book pretty dope? i wanted to get that but forgot the name! lol.

 

[Amotekun]

agreed @publicenemigo I often thought the same when I was little but then again he is a republican in the comics....

Al Simmons woulda been murking slave owners

Word to Herman Cain. Who is this dude's creator he needs to suddenly receive a ton of hate mail out of nowhere.

 

[Amotekun]

That Batwing comic is pretty dope. I only got up to issue 4 but gonna get the rest this weekend. I heard static was getting cancelled.. Wish spawn was still Al simmons. White guys story is alright but al simmons was dope from beginning to almost the end.

Anyone know if they are gonna reboot black panther? there hasnt been a new panther comic in months at the shop i go to.

What happened to Al? I'll google it but jic I don't find it, please enlighten.

 

[Amotekun]

Off topic: Is anyone else fuckin with that Marvel Alliance app game on FB? I've been gettin into it, it's very Missions focused and not PVP and Event focused like SHC.

 

[Copper]

agreed @publicenemigo I often thought the same when I was little but then again he is a republican in the comics....

Al Simmons woulda been murking slave owners

Word to Herman Cain. Who is this dude's creator he needs to suddenly receive a ton of hate mail out of nowhere.

dwayne mcduffie I think same guy who created milestone and static...he died 2 years ago..he was good

and yeah that bat wing is dope...mr.teriffic not so much and that static never intrest me..they should have just done a new 52 on all of dakota city and called it milestone new 52 wich would include all heroes in one series

and I buy my back issues from mycomicshop.com

 

[Lou Cypher]

@PublicEnimigo I didnt get to read after issue 110, but from what ive gathered Al beats maelbogia(?) and takes over heaven. The "Green" world was after that. pretty much fighting mother nature who was neutral in the war of hell and heaven. I know in the last issues it reveals that Al did get wanda pregnant before he died but they got into a fight and he hit her and she had a miscarriage. Al gets depressed and The symbiote finds him worthless and Al Shoots himself in the head. Then the symbiote takes over Jim Downing. There was some issues apparently where al turns into omega spawn, but he cant control himself. Todd McFarlane says he will gather the story arc (i beleive it starts at 180-199) for als death into one graphic novel. The new guy takes over in issue 200 i beleive. i jumped in at 213 so im kinda lost on his origins. maelbogia is fighting clown and regaining his power tho. Last issue was dope imo.

 

[Lou Cypher]