Apex Legends is an excellent, top-rated game. It’s also free. That is beside the point. Recently the folks at Respawn released a Legend (their name for heroes in the game) named Newcastle. He’s a 40-year-old father who is a walking shield. I don’t…
Being a superhero is hard enough. Could you imagine being two at the same time? Alter Ego prepares to tell such a tale. Ace Adams as upbeat hero Whiz-Bang! A brand new graphic novel by Eisner-nominated writer NATE COSBY , artist JACOB EDGAR ,…
In March of 2021, Magic: The Gathering put out a Secret Lair drop called Black Is Magic. The limited edition set focused on unique Black character cards in the MTG universe. A different Black artist illustrated each beautiful foil card and infused their own style into…
The Netflix film The Harder They Fall by Jeymes Samuel follows the vengeful Nat Love and his posse of smooth-talking outlaws on the hunt for the ruthless Rufus Buck Gang as they converge on a collision course for retribution. This (relatively) all-Black western homage…
Space Jam: A New Legacy is front-loaded with amazing Black talent. Don Cheadle, Sonequa Martin-Green, Lil Rel Howery of Get Out fame, and of course LeBron James. I expected another corporate cash-grab like its predecessor but was genuinely surprised midway through…
The Harder They Fall Trailer is out and it gives us a glimpse of some old western justice. Also, all Black leads! You love to see it. The film stars Regina King, Idris Elba, Delroy Lindo, Zazie Beetz, and a host of other amazing Black actors. The Harder They Fall…
It’s tax season! I found a way to create a relevant post tying positive representation to paying the government money they don’t deserve. Princess Tiana, the main character of “The Princess and the Frog”, is the only African American Disney…
Inspiration can strike at any moment. You have to be open to the possibility of a great idea spawning from anything. Especially a weird misspelling or an autocorrect. That is the origins of our first entry into the SBU (Super. Black. Universe), King Fu! Creating King…
Secret Lair: Black Is Magic series is on the way from Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering. In honor of Black History Month, on February 22nd you can pre-order this limited series from Wizards of the Coast. Secret Lair: Black Is Magic: A new direction…
A 3D animated family series that explores the Heroes of Black History through Hip-Hop and Science Fiction. Big E is telling Black History in a way only he can. By stuffing his big, powerful voice in a robot and giving kids a virtual tour of a futuristic Black History…
UPDATE: It exists! Everard McBain Jr, Co-Creator, Artist & Animator for @Celflux reached out via Twitter to let us know the project isn’t as cancelled as we initially thought! My initial thoughts remain, this must exist, as soon as possible if you please….
Kofi Kingston wins the WWE Championship in 2019 Kofi made history becoming the first African-born WWE Champion in history back in April 2019. 11 years in the making. What a fantastic win that was for all of us looking for representation. Now you ask, how did Kofi…
No more side kicks. Time to be heroes. Gotham Knights by WB Games Montréal was announced during DC’s FanDome 2020, the virtual DC Comics centric convention. Spoilers, Batman’s dead and it’s the Bat Family’s time to shine. This new action game…
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey What are the holidays without a good old fashioned Christmas movie? Trash, that’s what. Lucky for us, Netflix pumped out one of the best holiday musicals in years in the form of Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey. A Black-led,…
THE game of 2020 has to be Animal Crossing: New Horizons. My household logged in daily to our digital islands to dig fossils, plant flowers, and ply our anthropomorphic villagers with frivolous gifts. All in the name of escapism. Animal Crossing is a long-standing…
Tim Fox, son of Lucius and brother to Luke, is the new Batman. DC’s Future State line will introduce the first Black Batman. Let that sink in. Not a Robin like Signal, or a side character like Batwing. Tim Fox will don Bruce Waynes cape and cowl for a new era of…
Celebrating new ideas is all Super. Black. is about. Bitter Root is one of those fantastic ideas. The comic’s amazingly executed story is enhanced by the book’s vibrant, kinetic art style. Created by David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene, Bitter…
The Dads1sttime channel hosts weekly contests, art challenges and chat shows to entertain and engage his loyal following. His energy and attentiveness to his chat and guests has grown his channel immensely in the past 9 months. And we here at Super. Black. are a…
The New Day is in Gears of War 5 as downloadable characters in Operation 5: Hollow Storm. Now I have to go play this again. Anyone have an Xbox Series X I can borrow? My OG Xbox One is chugging. As an advocate for black characters in gaming, a big fan of Up Up Down…
Bungie, the Creator of Destiny and the original Halo series has started an initiative called Black At Bungie. It’s an Inclusion Club created to support, celebrate and uplift the Black voices at the company. I am intrigued. “Earlier this year, the first…