Superman, Spiderman, the Black Panther - in pop culture, these figures reign supreme and they all got their start in comic books. Comic books are enjoying a burgeoning popularity, driven by blockbuster films and hit television shows. With a growing fanbase, many readers are clamoring for characters that look like them.
Guest host and Midday producer Cianna Greaves speaks with comic scholars Stanford Carpenter, of the Black and Brown Comix Arts Festival and Rachelle Cruz, author of ‘Experiencing Comics’.
Recommendations:
Destroyer by Victor LaValle, published by BOOM! Studios
House of Whispers by Neil Hopkinson and Domo Stanton, published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint
