This week has been interesting. I finally let go of my Star Wars Legends omnibus collection as a practice in addition by subtraction. It's not that the material was bad. I couldn't know, since I never read it. But the more I looked at those 3 books, the more I felt the urge to buy 3 more in the series I had missed out on, despite the fact that I had no intention of reading any of them in the next year (FOMO at its worst). Ultimately, I decided to give someone on Facebook a great deal, and give myself some money to spend on comics I was actually excited about. This month, I've been on a Black Comics kick. I mean, I'm always Black, and I always read comics. But I somehow had never picked up the perennially bestselling March trilogy, or the highest selling single issue of all time with Black heroes, Tribe #1. So I decided to rectify that, while also picking up a few lesser-known gems that will get a spotlight on the channel later this week. I'm also working on a Deep Dive behind the publication of America's first comic with a Black writer, artist and publisher. Make sure you're subscribed so you catch that. Anyway, let's dive into some reviews from New Comic Book Day, 2/21/24.
On The ChannelThis was a big week for me on YouTube, as Comics Are Dope finally crossed the 10,000 Subscriber milestone! To think that there are 10,000 people with even a remote interest in what I have to say is really sobering. But I'm proud of the community we're building, and that we're coming together to celebrate comics instead of tearing them down. It's only fitting that the accomplishment is bookended by two people I've gotten to befriend through my work on the channel. First, the homie BunkmastaB gifted me my first piece of Original Comic art. Then breakout writer/artist Nikolas Draper-Ivey finally sat with me for an interview about his time on Static, his influences, and what's coming next. It's only been 4 days since the interview dropped, and it's already the most-downloaded episode of the podcast. Check it out below. I've blabbed enough. Time for me to go film this week's edition of The Pull List. As we head into the last week of February, I'm really excited for a light week on the wallet and reading pile. There's plenty I still need to get caught up on, like Wolverine's Sabretooth War or last week's finale of Fire Power. What have you been reading lately? Let me know in a reply to this e-mail. Or better yet, join our Discord Server and keep the conversation going 24/7. Read Something Dope Today, BJ KICKS |
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