Five New Comics From Black Writers Develop Diversity Outside The Mainstream

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Regardless of the deplorable hiring practices of the two biggest companies in comics, Black writers are producing some top notch material. Four new comics available today, and one free one from last week, showcase some of the breadth of talent available. FIVE WEAPONS #3 (Image Comics) The only thing more amazing about the sheer volume [...]

On Cleaning My Office

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My instinct is always to force a kind of half-baked order. But today I am in no rush to put away the piles of crap that surround me.

Shooting Incredible Hulk Teaches Daughter How to Get What You Want

The Incredible Hulk of Hunting

Writer Megan Stielstra reflects on hunting with her father and how the hunt led to love

“I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail.” William Faulkner Reads His Nobel Prize Speech

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“A life’s work…to create out of the materials of the human spirit something which did not exist before.”

Welcome to the Club

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In this excerpt from Dad to Dad: Parenting Like a Pro, David L. Hall talks about the importance of fatherhood and what it is like to join the dad club.

Respect: Happy Birthday Rosario Dawson [@rosariodawson]

The Afro-Cuban Puerto Rican geek goddess celebrates another trip around the sun!

“By the Iowa Sea” by Joe Blair

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A pipefitter with four kids, one who is profoundly autistic, talks about his remarkable new memoir.

Lucky Number Seven Interview: The Last Black Man Standing: Enrique Carrion

Check out the writer of Vescell, complete with a six page preview of the issue on stands today!

Comics: Body Bags Creator Jason Pearson Flirts With Suicide

The talented writer/artist has really been in the struggle this week. We follow the story.

Respect: Happy Birthday, Richard Pryor (1940-2005)

We stop to honor the life and legacy of perhaps the funniest man to ever step on stage.

Comics: Writer Eric Wallace Gets Interviewed Live, Sunday at 9PM PST [1 of 3]

In the first of three promotional pieces, we celebrate the work of Eric Wallace. This time: Mr. Terrific!

The Charger and the Nerd

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“Yes. You read that correctly. I’m a geeky-ass, hoity-toity motherfucker, and I drive the most obnoxiously meatheaded car currently on the road.”

Respect: Happy Birthday, Octavia Butler

Today, groundbreaking novelist Octavia Butler would have been 64 years old. We pause to celebrate her legacy.

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Vancouver wins, Carl Lewis can’t run for Senate, and the President is American.