I got home kinda late last night and didn’t feel like doing any posting. That’s why this is late.

Tangent: Superman’s Reign #1 (of 12)
interview with Tangent writer Dan Jurgens

First issue of this mini that continues the stories of the parallel earth where Superman’s a black guy, among many other changes. (BTW, Jamal Igle takes over as penciller beginning with the second issue.)

Also this week:
Batman and the Outsiders #5. Cover by Braithwaite.
Justice League of America #19, Avengers Classic #10. Written by McDuffie.
Everybody’s Dead #1. Zombie mayhem on the campus in this new mini illustrated by Dave Crosland.

Glyph Comics Awards news: Jamar Nicholas is returning as host this year. I’ve sent out a statement announcing it; hopefully you’ll see it turn up on the comics blogs or elsewhere. He’s a terrific guy and the perfect one to host the show, so I’m glad to see him back. Also, ECBACC has updated their website.

Cheryl lays the smack down on DC for the Vixen whitewash. Valerie provides her two cents as well. I don’t see any way DC can spin this. From what I can tell, this goes beyond a coloring mistake; it looks a lot like the artist was not told Vixen was a black woman. And that makes you wonder what the editor of this book is smoking. Either s/he wasn’t aware of this basic fact, which makes you question what they’re doing editing a DC comic in the first place, or it was a deliberate mistake. Neither option looks very good. It’s the kind of thing that makes you wonder… like this guy does.

Also: Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s progeny are set to star in a new film based on a graphic novel.

And on a sad note… when I was still editor of UVC, I recruited a young woman named Sharvonique Fortune to write a piece for our Black Women in Comics issue about black women in animation. I’ve just been informed by my pal Jen Hachigan that her husband has suddenly died. Don’t know any details. My condolences go out to her and her family.

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