UC Riverside Media and Cultural Studies Department

My friend Colleen just shared this news with me: https://www.comicsbeat.com/report-french-comics-publisher-delcourt-is-up-for-sale/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0-KiPIvGUl-J3qavNf5BHtA-sfsKPReR6sYKMwkloJJF7zLPr64lyX7R4_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw Very interesting...

Report: French comics publisher Delcourt is up for sale Delcourt, one of the largest and most respected French comics publishers, is up for sale, Actualitté reports.

I can't believe this was almost ten years ago...

You can still see Whatever Happened to Dyno-Woman! :

Whatever Happened to Dyno-Woman - UCR ARTS February 10 - August 18, 2024

What are your favorite haunted house films?

Andrew Farago wrote a lovely piece about our friend the late, great Ricardo Padilla. He was proof that one person can change the world:

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Luke Cage was created 52 years ago!:

UNCAGED – Virtual UCR ARTS BLACK KIRBY is a collaborative “entity” that is Stacey Robinson (Assistant Professor of Graphic Design and Illustration, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign) and John Jennings (Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, UC Riverside). Black Kirby functions as a rhetorical tool by appropri...

Very proud of this young man!!

this week!

New UCR Media and Cultural Studies logos designed by students Scarlet Alcantara, Lucian Jenkins and myself.

Congrats to Taurin Clarke for winning the 2024 Glyph Awards for BEST COVER for Marvel's SILVER SURFER: GHOST LIGHT ! Ghost Light is a new Black cosmic powered superhero created by Valentine DeLandro and myself for Marvel. https://www.amazon.com/SILVER-SURFER-GHOST-Valentine-Landro/dp/1302933043/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1DU1HIKGJRE8T&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Jm4zgNMt_CLZ3a14T202S4T4m3Hvf3Y-f66tb2yMOO7bLNgE_15IZyi3dXwxiMNHhTiEzFJh93NXe-ACnDP3vWC5j4GKpfHj15INYvfkxLiIQ6Kd5s6lroYNXjRGMjvikBH7T2TM5UckRGXiA9QGPXeqPIm88sFiwQm-xtFPG3Q.BfPuAvWwXYy4YGjYS6KMxaPRmErt202mK8veBRvbB1Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=silver+surfer+ghost+light&qid=1716123910&s=books&sprefix=silver+surfer+ghost+ligh%2Cstripbooks%2C176&sr=1-1

Congrats to Hugo Canuto for winning the 2024 Glyph Awards for BEST ARTIST and STORY OF THE YEAR ! Thank you judges and thank you fans! You can find this Megascope book here: https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/tales-of-the-orishas_9781419765889/

New IG for Media and Cultural Studies at UCR: https://mediaandculturalstudies.ucr.edu

Our department has a new IG account; it's a work in progress but feel free to follow us: https://www.instagram.com/ucrmcs/

This is my favorite Stevie Wonder song...just the vocals alone are just incredible. Happy Birthday, Stevie Wonder and thank you for all the beautiful memories and music. This treasure is 74 today!!

I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupI Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) · Stevie WonderTalking Book℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division o...

Wanted to say CONGRATS to Ayize Jama-Everett and Tristan Roach for their LOCUS AWARD nomination for BEST ILLUSTRATED AND ART BOOK! Very proud to have this book on the ABRAMS MEGASCOPE LIST! Congrats to all the nominees!

For my friend Ricardo Padilla. He was a good man, a loving father and husband, a stalwart warrior for representation in comics, and an amazing collaborator. Rest in Power, hermano.

new from Abrams ComicArts : https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/devour_9781419763069/

Saturday!!

Happy Book birthday to Jazmine Joyner and Anthony Pugh's new horror graphic novel DEVOUR!! Available now where all fine books are sold: https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/devour_9781419763069/

DYNO-WOMAN show is up until AUGUST:

Whatever Happened to Dyno-Woman - UCR ARTS February 10 - August 18, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSdBdz1nJGM

12th Annual Black Comic Book Festival returning to Schomburg Center The Black Comic Book Festival comes back to Harlem this week, bringing together fans of all generations to celebrate diverse voices and artists. As CBS New Y...

rest in power:

Marvel, Valiant & IDW Comics Artist Jeffrey Veregge Dies, Aged 50 Comic book and cover artist for Marvel, IDW and Valiant, Jeffrey Veregge died yesterday, at the age of 50, after a long battle with lupus.

BATMAN? no..DOGMAN!!:

Bookscan 2023: comics sales sag but Scholastic was a powerhouse Marvel and DC had tough years in 2023, while Scholastic made up nearly 40% of book store comics sales, according to Brian Hibbs

BLACK MAU on the local news! Congrats!: https://www.wandtv.com/news/champaign-mass-transit-district-unveils-juneteenth-themed-sprinter/article_1260cef2-fa04-11ee-b132-d797de9c4be3.html?fbclid=IwAR1nAwYo-EbwgD4NEkICVYRErKrURxWauKtIoemhuPg3ZAPLa_iibiIT8mw

Champaign Mass Transit District unveils Juneteenth themed sprinter URBANA, Ill. (WAND) - The Mass Transit District in Champaign unveiled their 2024 Juneteenth bus to the public.

Faith Ringgold has joined the ancestors. Rest In Power:

Faith Ringgold, quilt and visual artist, dies at 93 Known best for her story quilts depicting African-American experiences and feminine life, she also created paintings, sculpture and children's books. She was 93.

in memorial of the life of Dr. Will Patterson. A truly beautiful soul. Gone far, far too soon...

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Marc Bernardin on the 15-Year Journey of His ‘Adora and the Distance’ Graphic Novel The writer shares an exclusive, five-page preview of the graphic novel inspired by his daughter.

Today is WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY:

World Autism Awareness Day 2024: Theme, date, history, significance and other details World Autism Awareness Day provides an opportunity to dispel myths surrounding the disorder and educate people about how autism impacts individuals. With more knowledge, parents can avail of new therapies that help children with autism learn new skills and utilize their talents, ultimately fostering...