theGrio

Back to the Top

Main menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Home
  • Entertainment
    • Music
    • The Dish
  • Health
    • Ask Dr. Ty
    • Black Men’s Health
    • Black Women and Breast Cancer
    • Back to School Health
  • Living
    • Travel and Leisure
    • Living Forward
    • Books
  • Politics
    • Perry on Politics
  • Sports
  • News
    • Good News
  • Opinion

Comic Book

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson (Getty Images)

'The Rock' to play Hercules in Brett Ratner movie

Ornella Leahong
theGRIO REPORT - The 'Scorpion King' is returning to the battlefield once again starring as Hercules in the film, Hercules: The Thracian Wars...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
(Photo by Matt Dames/Sony via Getty Images)

Report: Jamie Foxx up for 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' villain role

theGrio
theGRIO REPORT - Oscar winner Jamie Foxx is in talks to play the villain Electro in the upcoming sequel to 'The Amazing Spider-Man'...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
Comic Drake

Comic book depicts Drake; references Aaliyah, Illuminati

Kyle Harvey
theGRIO REPORT - The likeness of the always melancholy hip-hop star Drake has been co-opted for a new comic book called Hottest Chick In The Game....
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
'After Earth,' starring Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Jaden Martin and Darrell Foster

Black stars light up 2012 Comic-Con in San Diego

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
theGRIO REPORT - Comic-Con, an international multi-genre gathering of comic book fans and anything science fiction-related, kicks off today...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
'Unknown Soldier' DC Comics

'Black Panther' fans may want to check out 'Unknown Soldier'

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
theGRIO REPORT - The Unknown Soldier is a comic re imagined by writer Joshua Dysart and illustrated by Alberto Ponticelli, under DC's Vertigo in 2008...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
archie_gay_interacial_marriage.jpg

Toys 'R' Us may face boycott for controversial comic book

theGrio
From the Huffington Post-- Toys R Us is being threatened by a group of moms who want them to get rid of their ladies issue of the famous Archie Comic books. In the latest Archie story Kevin Keller, an openly gay character, gets married to an African American man...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
John Henry Iron/SteelFirst appearance: Adventures of Superman # 500 (June 1993)Powers and Abilities: Armored Suit capable of super strength, flight, endurance. Carries indestructible mallet.John Henry Irons was a weapons developer whose company began to start selling his designs to local street gangs illegally. To combat this corruption he created a powered armored suit to destroy his former corporation. Steele at one point to claimed to be Superman when the original Man Of Steel “died”. When the Justice League was beginning to recruit new members, they hastily reached out to Steele.

Black superhero Steel comic debuts today

theGrio
One of the most prominent and popular African-American super heroes, STEEL will be making his debut into the world of DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 on December 7...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
obama-spiderman-thumb-560x362.jpg

Glenn Beck blames Obama for multi-racial Spider-Man

theGrio
Walking down the path of Glenn Beck's logic is kind of like trying to catch a rattlesnake with your eyelids, but here we go anyway...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
new-spider-man.jpg

New Ultimate Spider-Man is half black, half Hispanic

theGrio
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - It's not just a new teenager climbing Manhattan buildings, it's an entirely new crime-fighter, from the color of his suit to the complexion of his skin.
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
  • Learn about our User Panel

    Read More
  • See What Your Friends Are Reading

  • More from theGrio

Main menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Politics
  • Living
  • Video
  • Inspire
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • News
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with TheGrio
  • About
©2013 NBCUniversal
Powered by WordPress.com VIP