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In honor of Black History Month 2021, SYFY and Tongal, a global community of content creators, invited six Black animators and filmmakers to create video shorts that represent their experiences through the lens of science fiction and fantasy. Starting Feb. 1, these six shorts will premiere on the SYFY network and be posted on SYFYs Instagram and Twitter handles throughout the month — and beyond. To further celebrate these original shorts, SYFY WIRE got in touch with the creators in order to b...

(Updated: February 5, 2021) Bessie Coleman (left) Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain // Shirley Chisholm (center) Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain // Dr. Lonnie Johnson (right) Office of Naval Research Flickr, CC BY 2.0 Whether they were involved in Civil Rights, politics, science, technology, sports, or music, African-American history is full of innovators, though they dont always get their due. Here are 25 unheralded Black pioneers and trailblazers you should know. 1. JESSE L. BROWN When Jesse ...

He dreamed of creating his own African superhero universe - now its finally paying off David Betancourt, The Washington Post Jan. 27, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Roye Okupe dreamed of creating an African superhero universe. He discovered superheroes from "Transformers" and "X-Men" cartoons while growing up in Lagos, Nigeria. He arrived in the United States in 2002 at the age of 17, the same year Sam Raimis first "Spider-Man" movie broke records at the box office and made superheroes a mainstay i...

Comics Wire Latest Movie News Latest TV News Contributed by Shared Share This Page , SYFY WIREs weekly comics column that gets at the pulse of whats going on in comics right now. Weve got what you need to know about huge crossovers, real-life issues facing the industry, cool first looks, the weeks hot new comics, and everything in-between. Godkiller, the underground comic turned animated film turned comic book miniseries that helped launch Black Mask Studios, is in many ways the embodiment of w...

New Batwoman Javicia Leslie always wanted to be a superhero David Betancourt, The Washington Post Jan. 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail With Kate Kane gone, Ryan Wilder (Javicia Leslie) is the new Batwoman.CW Last year, Javicia Leslie was asked on a podcast what she wanted her next acting role to be. "I said I wanted to be a superhero," Leslie recalled recently toThe Washington Post. In July, just two months after stating her desire, the star of "God Friended Me" and "The Family Business"answered...

The new Saved by the Bell is now available to stream on Peacock and its easily one of the most refreshing television reboots weve seen. In addition to some returning favorites like Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley, the show also includes a new cast playing the latest generation of Bayside High students. One such kid is Devante Young, played by Dexter Darden. ComicBook.com recently had the chance to chat with Darden and asked if there were any comic book franchises he would be interested in jo...