In recent years, diversity has become a hot topic in comics. Readers want more diverse characters and creators to go alongside the white, cisgendered, and heterosexual heroes of the past. Companies are slowly responding to these requests, but it could be better. Here in Jacksonville, Florida, The Black Superheroes by Tangela Floyd and Brian Oakley hopes to play a big role in diversity.
I first discovered The Black Superheroes in Superhero Hive Comics during Jax by Jax (the city’s annual writers event). Tangela Floyd, the writer, was doing a reading along with actors and was also selling copies of the preview comic Introducing the Black Superheroes. I loved the art, which combined a modern, comic look with classic folklore aesthetics to create unique characters.
Who are the Black Superheroes? Daddy Mention, super strong strategist; Uncle Monday, animal shapeshifter; Princess Kitaka, combat-ready heroine; Nine Second Men, speedster; Turpentine Sam, psychic leader; Mama Duck,...
I first discovered The Black Superheroes in Superhero Hive Comics during Jax by Jax (the city’s annual writers event). Tangela Floyd, the writer, was doing a reading along with actors and was also selling copies of the preview comic Introducing the Black Superheroes. I loved the art, which combined a modern, comic look with classic folklore aesthetics to create unique characters.
Who are the Black Superheroes? Daddy Mention, super strong strategist; Uncle Monday, animal shapeshifter; Princess Kitaka, combat-ready heroine; Nine Second Men, speedster; Turpentine Sam, psychic leader; Mama Duck,...
- 1/6/2016
- by Ben Howard
- SoundOnSight
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