Chicago artist Ashley Woods is rapidly becoming a household name in the comic world.

Netflix continues to flex its original programming muscle announcing a historic deal with Disney and Marvel to develop original series surrounding four of their marquis heroes, Luke Cage, Iron Man, Dare Devil and Jessica Jones. From Marvel.com: The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) and Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) today announced an unprecedented deal for Marvel […]

Marvel and Disney are continuing their rollout of comic book based films after hitting paydirt with the “Iron Man” trilogy and “The Avengers.” With “Thor The Dark World” coming later this year, fans are already being primed for 2014 releases. RELATED:  Why Aren’t There More Black Superhero Movies? [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] In the trailer for “Captain […]

  Kevin Feige, Director of Marvel studios, recently told BlackTreeTV that a “Black Panther” movie was “absolutely in development,” but added that he didn’t know exactly when it would be created. RELATED: Michael Jai White On “Black Dynamite” Cartoon: We Were Being Ridiculous! [EXCLUSIVE] Bringing the story of T’Challa, the scientist, martial artist and African ruler […]

Television

What is “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.?” “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” is a new fall 2013 TV show scheduled to premiere on Sept. 24, 2013, on ABC. It’s the first TV series for Marvel Comics, and it centers on the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division, a crime-fighting organization led by Agent Phil Coulson, played by […]

Every rapper takes pride in his ability to paint pictures with words. So it’s fitting that one of the world’s most famous MC’s has decided to take that ability to heart. Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, one third of the legendary group Run DMC has decided that after years of being a fan of comic books that […]

For the fans who couldn’t get enough of Tony Stark in the previous “Iron Man” movies, the official trailer for “Iron Man 3” has hit the internet. After the events that occurred in New York City in “The Avengers,” Tony hasn’t been the same. Everything in his life has yet to return to normal as […]

When Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti pitched the idea of an animated series about a group of superhero sidekicks, you could practically feel fan boys and girls around the world give them the collective side eye.   They needn’t have worried as Weisman was a seasoned pro; he created the 90’s cartoon classic “Gargoyles”  as well […]

Bane, the fictional Supervillain featured in the The Dark Knight Rises is Gotham’s new muzzled face of evil. Despite a possibly pill-induced rant by Rush Limbaugh, this foe of Batman has as much in common with Mitt Romney as a bowl of Ramen. Bane first appeared in Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 (January 1993) and […]

Aaron McGruder, the mind behind the controversial yet hilarious Boondocks comic strip and TV series, has added screen writer to his resume. McGruder worked with George Lucas, co-writer John Ridley, and director Anthony Hemingway on Red Tails, the action flick  based on the Tuskegee Airmen. WBW Honors: The Tuskegee Airmen [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] “About two years […]