Introducing Megascope: a Diverse Line of Graphic Novels Curated by John Jennings
There are some people who like comics. There are others who love them. Then, there are those who live and
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Afrofuturism and the Legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr: The Black and Brown Comix Arts Festival
Happy New Year to you all. I hope everyone is well and doing what they need and want to do.
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Reading Science Fiction In Our New Political Reality
The way people are reacting (and/or responding) to our current political moment is all over the map. Some are taking
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Midnight Taxi Tango: An Endorsement
Before we get into the rest of my full endorsement of Midnight Taxi Tango, I feel the need to ask
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In Conversation with Daniel José Older
First off, I want to apologize for the video quality. We did this at the time of day that is
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Half-Resurrection Blues: An Endorsement
A spoiler free endorsement. Daniel José Older is the type of writer that forces you to reevaluate your likes and
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Sneak a Peek at the Shadowshaper Cover
Ladies and gentlemen: the cover and jacket for my first Young Adult novel, Shadowshaper, which comes out in July from
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On Butler and Lovecraft: A Response
Originally posted at Ghoststar.net Lovecraft scholar S.T. Joshi posted a rebuttal to my petition to change the World Fantasy Award
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On Endings and Penny Dreadful
In the latest video, I give a talk about what makes endings great and what works and doesn’t work about
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On Conflict in Brave and Orphan Black
In this week’s video, I talk about internal/external conflict and decision-making conflict vs. kill-all-the-bad-guys conflict using the BBC America science-fiction
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On Backstory in Penny Dreadful and Breaking Bad
Last week, I started vlogging on YouTube. The first video is a brief talk about the process of editing my
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Pub Deal Announcement: Shadowshaper
Originally posted at Ghoststar.net In January 2009, I decided to write a book. I’ve always written, always made up strange
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Whitewashed TV isn’t Just Racist, It’s Boring
Originally posted at Salon.com Perpetuating stereotypes isn’t just immoral — it’s bad TV. That’s why shows like Sleepy Hollow are
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#DiversityinSFF
Recently, a perennial discussion about diversity, or lack thereof, amongst writers of speculative fiction, and their characters, storylines, settings, and
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Other Stuff Around the Web
Since The Nerds of Color is not the only awesome thing on the internet, we spent the weekend scouring the
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