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Netflix invests in African Animation with Supa Team 4

July 29, 2023NetflixNo Comments

Netflix recently premiered Supa Team 4, its first African animated series, on July 20, 2023. The show follows the exploits of four teenage girls who become undercover superheroes under the direction of a retired secret agent. The plot is set in a futuristic version of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia.…

Donald Glover and Stephen Glover to Write for Disney+’s Lando Series

July 28, 2023Star WarsNo Comments

Atlando? In recent developments regarding the anticipated Lando series project on Disney+, Gizmodo reports that Donald Glover will join his brother, Stephen Glover, in series writing responsibilities. This decision comes after the original writer, Justin Simien, parted ways with the project due to creative differences. Simien most recently directed the…

Edi Gathegi cast as Mister Terrific in James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy

July 12, 2023Comic Book Movie, Comic Books, DC ComicsNo Comments

Variety reports that Edi Gathegi is set to appear in the upcoming DC film Superman: Legacy as Mister Terrific, aka Michael Holt. Gathegi is a Kenyan-American actor who has appeared in several films and television series including Twilight, Gone Baby Gone, and X-Men: First Class where he played the character…

All Negro Comics: The First Black Comic Book Series

July 7, 2023Comic BooksNo Comments

All Negro Comics was the first comic book series to feature an all-black cast of characters and was published in 1947. The mastermind behind this groundbreaking project was Orrin Cromwell Evans, an African-American journalist and publisher. Orrin Cromwell Evans was born on December 18, 1902, in Berkeley, California. He was…