My Aqualad is Black!

It seems like there is a new Aqualad in town and he happens to be Black.



I guess it is a bright day after all.


though I fear the way things have been at DC for a while how long will it be before he is either killed or maimed.

E.C Stoner first Black comic book artist.

I ran across this interesting blog post talking about the life and career of E.C Stoner the first African American artist to work in comics.


His first comic book work was drawing in Detective comics issue 1. A bit before the cape crusader showed up.

Not only was he the first Black artist in comics he's also credit for co-creating Mr. Peanut.

Super Team up Kyle Baker & Shaq

Cartoonist Kyle Baker is partnering up with the man of steel himself...no the other man of steel...eh the one that played Steel in the movie...that's right basketball player Shaquille O'Neil.

ok Kyle Baker and Shaq are starting a studio that will produce books, cartoons, games and more. These things wont just be based on Baker's work but others as well.

I think comic book pros need to meet more Black people

So Marvel is introducing a new Hulk in their Ultimate line of comics and the new Hulk happens to be Black.

Here he is


Which reminds me of when Marvel put out the Cage mini series under their Max line.

and I have to wonder

Have to wonder was the last time people working in the comic book industry seen a Black person was in a rap video in 1989?

Cry for Justice, Weep for DC and it's fans

The last issue of the Justice League mini-series Cry for Justice came out yesterday.

Now that the series is done I would like to ask the question "Is there anyone that actually liked this comic?"

Since the series begin I don't remember hearing or reading anyone say that this was a good series. Instead everyone seems to be talking about how bad the comic was and the last issue has giving people even more stuff for everyone to hate.

The thing is that even thought it seems everyone hates Cry for Justice the mini series has been selling pretty well. I haven't seen the sales for issue 7 yet but here is the sales figures for the first 6 issues (thanks to the beat)

24 - JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRY FOR JUSTICE
07/2009: Cry for Justice #1 of 6 -- 68,317 [72,719]
08/2009: Cry for Justice #2 of 6 -- 54,553 (-20.2%) [58,829]
09/2009: Cry for Justice #3 of 7 -- 54,726 (+ 0.3%)
10/2009: Cry for Justice #4 of 7 -- 54,386 (- 0.6%)
11/2009: Cry for Justice #5 of 7 -- 52,400 (- 3.7%)
12/2009: --
01/2010: Cry for Justice #6 of 7 -- 49,193 (- 6.1%)
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6 months: -28.0%

Yet sales have been going down on the book but the title was still the 24th top selling comic book in January.

It's because of this even though I would like DC and Marvel to come up with better comics I realize they wont. Because as much as people say they don't like the series many comic fans are still buying it.

Plenty of people seem to be feed up with the grim and gritty story telling that has returned to comics but with less charm then it had in the 90's. But as a business DC smart to keep going with this type of story because all the shock seems to get people talking about the book and more importantly keep on buying or at least more fans pick this up then say an issue of Booster Gold, Power Girl or Guardians of the Galaxy or even better yet all the indie comics being made by people. Instead of buying books like Cry for Justice maybe by something better.

New Heads of DC

There have been some changes in DC Entertainment's executive board today.

Jim Lee is no co-publisher of DC along with Dan DiDio. Geoff Johns is now the DC comics' Chief Creative Officer. John Rood is now the EVP of Marketing and Business development and Patrick Caldon is the Finance and Administration EVP.

I'm sure most comic book fans will be focused on the fact that Geoff Johns is now the creative force of DC and Jim Lee is co-publisher. And even thought I do find that part very interesting what peaks my interest in this change is John Rood.

Why? It seems that comics could always do a better job at marketing themselves (or at least to those who aren't already comic book fans) and looking at the companies Rood's has either worked for (Disney/ABC family, Warner) or worked with while he worked at a marketing firm (Miller, McDonald's and Burger King)it seems DC may have someone who knows how to market to the general public. Now lets see how well Rood can market DC comics.

Don't be scarred check out The Assignment

If you are looking for a horror comic I'd like to suggest the webcomic The Assignment written by Justin Jordan and art by Anthony Peruzzo

The comic is about a hitman who's mark just doesn't seem to stay dead.

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