“I didn't realize, when I decided to be a comic, that a black person had never been allowed to stand flat-footed in America and talk to white folks. It never happened before.” PersonsAmericaBlackRealizingWhiteHappenedDecidedFolksComicFlatsBlack Person Author:Dick Gregory
“The first movie I can remember seeing was The Creature From The Black Lagoon. And, I can remember hearing a radio play of Ray Bradbury's Mars Is Heaven. And when I cut my teeth on comic books, they were not the easy ones of today like Spiderman, Superman and The Hulk. they were Tales Of The Crypt, The Vaultkeeper, and that sort of thing.” FirstsI CanBookPlayTodayRememberHeavenEasyBlackCuttingSeeingCreaturesRadioHearingTalesTeethComicRaysMarsComic BookBradburyRadio PlaysLagoons Author:Stephen King
“Just looking at me, I am a Black man. Born and bred, through and through. But I am also a lot of things. I am a father. I am a husband. I am a Christian. I am a comic book geek and I'm a creator.” MenBookChristianFatherBlackBornHusbandCreatorComicComic BookGeek Author:Kevin Grevioux
“Underground and alternative comics existed in a vacuum for years, where money really wasn't an issue. No one would get into doing a black-and-white comic because they thought it might be a route to riches.” YearsMightBlackWhiteIssuesRichesComicAlternativesBlack And WhiteRoutesVacuums Author:Adrian Tomine