It’s been less than a year since Comicosity put together the last list of 35 indie comic titles that included queer characters or themes — and to be perfectly honest, it didn’t take much to come up with another. That’s progress, slowly but steadily. DC has dropped to three queer-led monthlies (Harley Quinn, Hellblazer, and…
Preview: SHAFT: IMITATION OF LIFE #4
Shaft: Imitation Of Life #4 writer: David F. Walker artist: Dietrich Smith cover: Matthew Clark FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Mature The only thing John Shaft wanted was a simple case, one where no one got hurt or killed. He figured working as a consultant on a low budget film would be easy…
C2E2 Interview: David F. Walker Gives Us the SHAFT
He’s written Cyborg. He’s writing Luke Cage. But no character David F. Walker has tackled is as famous — or as influential in mass media — as John Shaft. On his second mini-series (with the novel Shaft’s Revenge under his belt as well), Walker sat down to chat all things Shaft and Blaxploitation at C2E2…
Preview: SHAFT: IMITATION OF LIFE #3
Shaft: Imitation Of Life #3 writer: David F. Walker artist: Dietrich Smith cover: Matthew Clarke FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Mature Working as a consultant on a film proves to be more difficult that Shaft had expected. Not to mention more dangerous. Things take a potentially deadly turn when the police bring Shaft…
Review: SHAFT #1
SHAFT #1 Written by David Walker Art by Bilquis Evely and Daniela Miwa Published by Dynamite Entertainment Release Date: December 3, 2014 Let me begin by saying, I have a unique perspective on this title because I have never before been introduced to anything Shaft-related. I have never seen the movies, have no idea what…
Dynamite Inks Deal to Produce SHAFT Comics
May 29th, 2014, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Dynamite Entertainment announced today their agreement to bring John Shaft into the Dynamite fold! The agreement covers not only original comics and graphic novels, but also new prose, and includes the right to re-print all existing Shaft novels. John Shaft is a fictional character created by writer Ernest Tidyma.…