BLACK: WIDOWS & ORPHANS #2 Created by: Kwanza Osajyefo & Tim Smith 3 Written by: Kwanza Osajyefo Illustrated by: Tim Smith 3 Colors by: Derwin Roberson Lettered by: David Sharpe Edited by: Sarah Litt $3.99 | full color | mature IN STORES JULY 18TH After surviving an attack from empowered black ninjas in Tokyo, Anansi…
Interview: Kwanza Osajyefo on Going BLACK AF with AMERICA’S SWEETHEART
The continuation of the BLACK Universe continues in the all-new graphic novel BLACK AF: America’s Sweetheart. In America’s Sweetheart, similar to the premise of BLACK, in the world where only black people have superpowers… a black woman enters the stage as America’s first superhero! “Eli Franklin is a 15-year-old girl living in rural Montana —…
Review: BLACK AF: AMERICA’S SWEETHEART OGN
BLACK AF: AMERICA’S SWEETHEART OGN Written by Kwanza Osajyefo Art by Tim Smith 3, Sho Murase, Jennifer Johnson, David Sharpe Edited by Sarah Litt Published by Black Mask Studios Release Date: January 31, 2018 Hope will get you killed. Eli has known for some time that she is special. Amidst the backdrop of cultural change…
Preview: BLACK [AF]: AMERICA’S SWEETHEART
BLACK [AF]: AMERICA’S SWEETHEART Written by Kwanza Osajyefo Art by Jennifer Johnson and Dave Sharpe Edited by Sarah Litt Published by Black Mask Studio Release Date: January 31, 2018 Can a black woman be America’s first superhero? Eli Franklin is a 15-year-old girl living in rural Montana–and she just happens to be the most powerful person on…
Black Mask Announces BLACK Titles – AMERICA’S SWEETHEART and WIDOWS & ORPHANS
January 18, 2018) Having taken the publishing industry by storm with a widely popular Kickstarter campaign for their acclaimed comic book, co-creators Kwanza Osajyefo and Tim Smith 3 are publishing two new titles set in the world of BLACK, their controversial comic that asks “in a world that already fears and hates them, what if…
Interview: Kwanza Osajyefo on Forging a Path for BLACK
The world changed last year, in more ways than one. A comic by the name of BLACK found its way onto Kickstarter, and ultimately to monthly publication from Black Mask Studio, as a comic where it’s revealed that only Black People can get superpowers! The series recently wrapped up it’s six-issue run for Book One…
Preview: BLACK #5
BLACK #5 Written by Kwanza Osajyefo Art by Jamal Igle and Khary Randolph Published by Black Mask Studio Release Date: April 19, 2017 In the aftermath of his defection from The Project, Kareem comes face-to-face with the harsh consequences of his decision. Juncture and his team enlist Detective Waters’ help in a drastic effort to…
Preview: BLACK #3
BLACK #3 Written by: Kwanza Osajyefo Designed by: Tim Smith 3 Art by: Jamal Igle Cover by: Khary Randolph In Stores: December 14th In the aftermath of Cole’s incarceration, Kareem is beginning to doubt Juncture’s leadership. Meanwhile, the Mann Co. fends off an attack from a terrorist organization, and Detective Waters may have finally received the clue she needs to…
Review: BLACK #1
BLACK #1 Written by Kwanza Osajyefo Art by Tim Smith 3, Jamal Igle, Steven Walker, Robin Riggs, Sarah Stern, & Dave Sharpe Published by Black Mask Studios Release Date: October 5, 2016 Imagine a world where it’s open season on you but the bullets don’t work. Kareem Jenkins is the paradoxically fortunate survivor of police…
BLACK MASK STUDIOS Announces 2016 Titles
BLACK MASK STUDIOS, the publishing/production company launched in 2014 by Matt Pizzolo (Occupy Comics, Halo-8 Films), Brett Gurewitz (Bad Religion, CEO Epitaph Records, ANTI- Records), and Steve Niles (30 Days Of Night), has unveiled its third slate of comics: a dozen projects principally from new creators bringing bold and unorthodox points of view to their comics. After a banner 2015 with breakout hits We Can…