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My New Graphic Novel – THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY
My new book, THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY: A Graphic Novel History, will be out in January 2021 from Ten Speed Press. Working with artist Marcus Kwame Anderson was an incredible experience. I can’t wit for everyone to see this book. You can pre-order it now at Amazon as well as other booksellers.
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Reviews of a Former Film Critic – Kinji Fukasaku’s STREET MOBSTER
A long time ago I was a film critic. This is a collection of my best reviews, movies I loved, and some that I hated. STREET MOBSTER (originally reviewed some time in 2001) It wasn’t until near the end of his life and career that Japanese filmmaker Kinji Fukasaku really came to the attention of…
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Making Comics: Lesson 2 – Expressing Emotions & Telling A Simple Story
This is the second video on making comics. I ramble on and on about different things. Hopefully this isn’t too boring (’cause it is kinda long). And here are some links to sites with comics for you to check out. PEANUTS – https://www.peanuts.com/ Webtoons – https://www.webtoons.com/en/ xkcd – https://xkcd.com/ GoComics – https://www.gocomics.com/ Comics Kingdom –…
Read MoreMaking Comics: Lesson 1 – Basic Drawing
Like so many other people, I’m stuck at home because of COVID-19. I’ve decided to create a series of short instructional videos on how to make comics. These lessons will include basic drawing skills…because you can’t make comics with without pictures. The lessons are meant for everyone, and are family friendly (I promise, I don’t…
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Reviews of a Former Film Critic – WILD STYLE
A long time ago I was a film critic. This is a collection of my best reviews, movies I loved, and some that I hated. WILD STYLE (originally reviewed in 2008) Few things in life can me feel both incredibly young and incredibly old at the same time the way hip-hop does. Although it would…
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