Personally, I prefer SNG (Star Trek Next Generation), but I have much respect for the fans of the Original Series (TOS). And there’s something about my brotha and sista Trekkies that gives me a little bit of a thrill. Even if we aren’t into the same version of Gene Roddenberry’s vision, we are kindred spirits. We are all brothers and sisters, even if we salute a different captain.
Make it so.
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Three Comic-Con attendees conferring outside the Sails Pavilion, shortly before the beginning of the Masquerade Ball which, for the first time in five years, we chose to skip. Ajuan Mance
I really do want to do a ‘zine on the Black hairstyles of Comic-Con; and, if I do, this brother and the brother in drawing #762 will feature prominently. Their style, the men’s version of the TWA (teeny weeny afro) is a very popular look among the Black geek/dork/nerd crowd, second only to the shaved head, and just edging out the bumpy afro (more on this one later).
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This brother was one of the surprising number of people who lined up to ask questions at the costume designers panel. He had apparently done quite a bit of costume design on smaller film and television projects, but he hadn’t yet made it onto any blockbusters; and he wanted some tips from the panelists, all of whom had done significant work for major big-budget films and television series.
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I ran into this brother several times during Comic-Con, and each time he was wearing a crisp white shirt. The thing that really caught my attention, though, was his beautifully maintained dreadlocks. The second or third time we crossed paths, he notice me starting at his hair; and he shot me a look out of the corner of his eye that seemed to say, “Sista, I see you see me, and it’s all good.”
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Raising a hand to ask a question of Jeremy Love at the “Comics of Future/Past: Constructing Race, Space and Identity Through the Visualization of the EthnoSurreal” panel. (Since I couldn’t remember the title of the panel, I looked him up).
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This is my drawing of Arif S. Kinchen from the Cartoon Voices #1 panel at Comic-Con. If you keep in mind that I was drawing him based on what I could see from at least 50 yards away, then you’ll think I’m a genius!
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This guy with the amazing pharoah’s beard walked past me as I was finding a seat for the voice actors’ panel. Mad props to the brother for taking a style risk. He wasn’t even doing cosplay; he was rocking the Tutanankhamun beard for the simple sake of looking fly.
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At The Black Panel, Comic-Con San Diego, Summer 2014.
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This t-shirt is absolute geek perfection.
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