Last Fall, superstar singer The Weeknd announced that he was working with Marvel on a new comic book titled, The Weeknd Presents: Starboy!. The physical comic book won’t hit shelves until June 13th but it available online today, April 20th.

I love hearing this type of story.  According to CNN Money, Disney/Marvel’s Black Panther is pouncing on the box office already with ticket sales already beating those of Captain America: Civil War as Fandango’s best-selling MCU title in the first 24 hours of presales.  Captain America ended up raking in $179M on its opening weekend in May of 2016. Black Panther roars […]

The new trailer for the Marvel Studios film ‘Black Panther’ has hit!..and it’s AMAZING!! Long live the King!  ‘Black Panther’ hit theaters Friday, February 16th, 2018.  Can.  Not.  WAIT!!  

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Marvel Comics character Riri Williams, an African-American woman superhero, was featured in MIT’s admissions video.

Marvel Comics unveils its lineup of special issues to promote math and science education. Three of the superheroes are Black.

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Superhero movies have taken over the box office in recent years, bringing many of our favorite comic book characters to life in spectacular fashion. Marvel’s Avengers, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy, Transformers, Spider-Man, along with DC’s Batman and Superman, have all reached record-breaking success. And earlier this year, gun-toting anti-hero Deadpool literally blew box office numbers away. […]

Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with novelist Roxane Gay, Marvel’s first African American woman writer. She will pen World of Wakanda, a new series stemming from Black Panther set to premiere later this year. “I had no idea I was the first black woman. I think it’s because white people take a lot for granted. […]

Marvel has seriously been stepping up its representation game and making Black women more visible on the comic rack and the screen. Now, it’s starting to do better in the writer’s room, too. Author Roxane Gay has made history by becoming the first Black woman ever to write for Marvel Comics. The New York Times […]

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Bremer Trust, the administrator of his estate, filed court documents in Carver County, Minnesota, claiming that 13 people have failed to establish a close connection to Prince.

Tony Stark is backing away from his Iron Man armor and a 15-year-old Black girl will be suiting up in his place. Meet Riri Williams. She’s about the slay your local comic shop. https://www.instagram.com/p/BHiMdGgAkYQ/ Can you say new cosplay inspiration? Marvel announced today that named Riri will be taking over as Iron Man this Fall […]

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After causing a stir for attempting to auction off the firearm used to kill Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman is still determined to sell the gun. According to reports, Zimmerman will repost the gun on an auction site for the third time. When he first put the firearm on the auction block, he priced the gun […]