An American Poem

By Damian Duffy on

Dear America,Fuck you.Fuck you for your liesOf exceptionalism Of white supremacyOf manifest destinyOf representation Fuck you doublyFor your “All men are created equal” bullshit.Not just for your “3/5 of a human if you’re brown” bullshit Not just for your “Not if you have a vagina” bullshitNot just for your “Not if you don’t conform to the traditional genital-to-feelings …

Videos of Talks on Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

By Damian Duffy on

Here are videos of talks John Jennings and I have given about our latest published work, Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation. (Available now from Abrams ComicArts, wherever fine books are sold, support your indie booksellers and local comic shops!) First up, here we are on January 18, in discussion …

Milestone Comics Didn’t Fail

By Damian Duffy on

FYI: Back in 2010-2011, I used to blog about comics and race issues at blackcomicbook.com (which is no longer up, so if you want to look at it, to the Internet Wayback Machine with you). Due to a bit of unfortunate miscommunication, I didn’t save the website when it went down, and no one else …