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Spinning out of events in the current Amazing Spider-Man comic book, Marvel Comics are launching a new Daily Bugle series from Mat Johnson, better known for DC Vertigo work such as Hellblazer Special: Papa Midnite, Incognegro and Loving Day. He is joined on the series by Mack Chater of Black Panther And The Crew and co-creator[...]

Incognegro: Renaissance reaches its ending as Zane and Bette receive a threatening letter, and they work to expose Van Horn. Is it a good read?

Incognegro: Renaissance continues with Zane finding another angle to follow with the help of Bette. This leads him to trailing an actor named Douglass and navigating the seedier sides of Harlem. Does it make for a good read?

Following their collection of the original Vertigo Comics graphic novel Incognegro: A Graphic Mystery with a 10th-anniversary edition, Dark Horse has announced plans to escalate this growing turf war by collecting the more recent follow-up by Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece, Incognegro: Renaissance, in their own hardcover volume in October. The 128-page book collects 2018's Incognegro: Renaissance #1–#5,[...]

Pleece's artwork continues to get job done, and Mat Johnson's story continues to grab the reader This one gets another recommendation Check it out. [rwp-review-ratings id="0"] [rwp-review-form id="0"] [rwp-review-recap id="0"] Zane finds himself at the mercy of an actress named Bette Mignom and her brute of a bodyguard Bette knows more about Xavier and has more going on[...]

Mat Johnson writes a great detective story, and Pleece's artwork holds together well This one gets a recommendation Check it out. [rwp-review-ratings id="0"] [rwp-review-form id="0"] [rwp-review-recap id="0"] After a meeting with Van Horn proves unfruitful, Zane's friends help him with a makeover so that he can pass completely in white society This allows Zane to enter the whites[...]

In reality, the party is a bit harsher than expected. Incognegro: Renaissance #1 cover by Warren Pleece Mat Johnson continues to show an understanding of history and context with Incognegro: Renaissance #1 The character of Van Horn immediately signals a comparison to actual Harlem Renaissance figure Carl van Vechten, writer of, most notably N***** Heaven Beyond that,[...]

We have an exclusive advanced look at writer Mat Johnson's Horsepower column that will run inside of all Dark Horse comics being released in February Johnson is the writers of the Incognegro: Renaissance series along with artist Warren Pleece In the column he talks about how he went from writing the Papa Midnite mini-series for[...]

Dark Horse has sent us an exclusive first look at the cover for Incognegro: Renaissance #2 from Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece The second issue of the new series that is a prequel to the Vertigo graphic novel that came out 10 years ago The synopsis for the series reads: "After a black writer is found[...]

Bleeding Cool reporter Joe Glass writes: At SDCC, founding editor of DC's Vertigo Karen Berger is on hand to explain the first projects revealed as part of her new Dark Horse imprint, Berger Books. Berger says she's really happy to be here, and happy to be back in comics after taking a few years out. Panel includes Dave Gibbons,[...]