"Black" Issue #1 preview. 'What If Only Black People Could Get Superpowers?'

kwanzer · 1日前

Man, you have a lot of suppositions and should read the series when it comes out – on sale Sept 28.

kwanzer · 1日前

Thanks to everyone participating in this discussion about my comic, BLACK. I'm glad to see that part of the subject matter has inspired so much conversation.

I really enjoy reading all of your points of view, because that is one of the things BLACK is about – points of view conflicting.

Kwanza Osajyefo, author of BLACK

kwanzer · 1日前

You don't need to do anything.

My story is inspired by true events – that some cops have shot (and killed) unarmed children, and that a disproportionate number of victims were Black.

That you haven't read our met any stories about it... you just did. A few googles will broaden your perspective.

kwanzer · 1日前

Comics = exaggerated.

I mean... unless do you know people who can fly, shoot lasers from their eyes, dress up as a bat to fight crime and don't get killed the first week?

kwanzer · 1日前

That moment isn't about often. It is about that moment. That the moment reflects a trend or statistic is what it is.

kwanzer · 1日前

Ding ding ding!

But there aren't any villains in the story.

kwanzer · 1日前

You're way off the mark about my book.

I get how the first five pages can feed preconceived notions, but you really should read the rest before making the call that you have.

kwanzer · 1日前

You bring up a SUPER valid point that the story will explore – fear.

kwanzer · 1日前

I'm not showing White people in an unflattering light.

I'm catalyzing a story inspired by a real issues, some of which are sad reflections of the shitty things humans do to each other consciously and unconsciously.

kwanzer · 1日前

Because they thought (wrongly) that the boys fit the description of armed assailants from the APB.

kwanzer · 1日前

Police are't "allowed" to do a lot of things and yet bad things still happen.

kwanzer · 1日前

Exactly.

I'd think minds that can entertain a grown man flying around in a leotard and cape could stomach something more ground is our fellow humans' reality.

kwanzer · 1日前

Well it seems I've piqued your interest by all the questions you have.

If only there were more pages coming in the series that address that...

OH! THERE ARE! Chapter One in stores Sept 28 – tell your local retailer to order your copy, and you question will be answered.

Who is "they"?

kwanzer · 1日前

Humans are flawed.

We make decisions and think things based on previous experiences that shape our world views.

It's when we reject information that might challenge our interpretation of the world that we are truly lost.

kwanzer · 1日前

Man, you really turned it up five notches in your reply to this person.

This is a function of media, one outlet of it might reach someone who otherwise would have missed certain perspectives.

kwanzer · 1日前

Yes, I am.

kwanzer · 1日前

Five pages, not the rest of the story. It's a catalyst plot element.

kwanzer · 1日前

If you see it that way.

I see it as taking a weak comics trope and clarifying it.

In the Marvel Universe full of Avengers, Inhumans, etc. why exactly do people hate mutants? Who with the exception of Beast, Nightcrawler, etc. can simply not use their powers and traverse the world unassailed by the bias present in that narrative.

Can a Black person do that everywhere in world?

Walk freely, unassailed, un-judged through any part of the US or the world?

Some humans hold skin tone bias – that part of this story is not fiction. It is a sad truth, that I am wrapping supernatural elements around.

kwanzer · 1日前

I am the author.

So what you're stating is I can't present flawed characters in a story? That these individuals caught in this sad moment in time will represent an entire group? if that is how you look at life then that is exactly one of the issues I'm looking to examine in BLACK.

The first five pages are a sad moment in time, where some people made a decision they think is right based on how they interpreted information. Could they just be bad people? Maybe. Might they be good people who have regrets? They could.

You've made snap judgement based on five pages, so our conversation is very meta.

kwanzer · 1日前

Only for Steph Curry.

kwanzer · 1日前

My aim is to not disappoint.

Power levels vary wildly.

You'll have to read the series to find out where they come from.

kwanzer · 1日前

Thank you so much. I really hope you enjoy the series when it comes out. Tell your local retailer to order you a copy.

kwanzer · 1日前

At face-value you'd never think I was be someone who had cops pull their guns on me – but it happened when I was 10 years old. People are flawed, we should examine why things like this happen and not run from issues but do our damnedest to solve them.

kwanzer · 1日前

I really appreciate this comment.

Know why?

Because I don't relate to John Stewart and shouldn't have to because he is my only option.

kwanzer · 1日前

We are VERY focused on getting BLACK out monthly. fingers and toes crossed

kwanzer

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