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Afronerd Radio can now be heard LIVE courtesy of Apple Music/Itunes

Let's Rock (and roll), folks!  It's that time once again.  Listen to a new installment of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review airing each and every Wednesday at 8 p.m. eastern on the BTalk 100 internet broadcasting platform.  Check out the meanderings of your arachnid-irradiated AFROnerdist hosts concerning the following issues:   as if things couldn't get any worse, news outlets are reporting that a number of HBCUs around the country are receiving bomb threats, and the FBI is investigating the situation; legendary actress, comedienne, and talk show host, Whoopi Goldberg, is embroiled in a controversy regarding the Holocaust:

Popular CBS TV show, Criminal Minds may be coming back (via Paramount plus) after cancelation and an extremely successful 15 season run;  The Afronerd crew tries to make sense of the recent spate of suicides involving stunning attorney/Miss USA '19 winner, Cheslie Kryst, and rising actor, Moses J Moseley (Walking Dead); notable actress, Thandiwe Newton, had some choice words for legendary actor, Sean Penn regarding his recent remarks about masculinity and the perceived feminization of men; our thoughts about the season one finale of The Book of Boba Fett; Lastly, Marvels Black Panther documentary is coming soon to Sirius-XM.        

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Afronerd Radio can now be heard LIVE courtesy of Apple Music/Itunes

Well, it's snowing in NYC people!  Why not check out the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's The Grindhouse in between shoveling out of the muck?  Showtime, per usual, starts this Sunday at 6 p.m. eastern on the BTalk 100 internet broadcasting network.  Listen to your mystically-powered AFROnerdist hosts as they unpack on the following issues: the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel, Maus, has been banned by a TN school board as school systems across the nation are targeting works that depict historical events;  a recent Atlantic article posits that older music is actually dominating the newer music market to the "tune" of 70 percent and the crew have their theories; Oscar-winning actress, Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada, The Dark Knight Rises) might be revisiting similar feline territory courtesy of Marvel Studios; in remembrance of the 2-year anniversary of the passing of basketball icon, Kobe Bryant, Zaya Wade's (Dwyane Wade's transgender daughter) wearing of Bryant's jersey has riled certain critics;     

comedian and popular Spotify podcaster, Joe Rogan, while interviewing Canadian clinical psychologist, Jordan Peterson, seemed to be confused about the term "Black" when describing people of African descent;  Ant-Man and the Wasp actress, Evangeline Lilly (purportedly like her fellow Marvel comrade, Letitia Wright) has come out as an anti-vaxxer to the chagrin of many Marvel/Disney supporters; Lastly, Dburt checked out Amazon Prime's new animation series, Vox Machina and he liked what he viewed so far....let's discuss.   

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Margaret Brown’s documentary Descendant centers around the Alabama town Africatown and the individuals believed to be the “descendants” of the last slave ship to reach America shores in 1860. The schooner called the Clotilda was used by Timothy Meaher to fulfill a bet he made stating he could bring slaves back to American even after it was made a capital crime. Meaher did as such and burned the ship off the coast of Mobile Alabama to cover up his crimes after unloading the slaves near what is now called Africatown. The passengers on this boat were enslaved for roughly 5 years before being set free to settle Africatown.

As an African American woman who like many can only research their history to a certain point, the thought of having family members that were able to pass down their traditions, who knew where they were from, who retained part of their native language is exciting. And while some of the tradition would be lost in those 5 years spent as slaves a lot more could be salvaged vs those that were forced to conform over hundreds of years.

The subject matter for this documentary is intriguing, unfortunately the execution of telling the story fell short in some areas. The documentary pulled you in different directions making you question what the focal point was. Descendant starts out as a historical retelling using found footage, interviews with descendants and historians, and the reading of memoirs to give the viewer a vivid idea of who the people of Africatown are. It then takes a turn and goes into a treasure hunt looking for the lost Clotilda (which they did find in 2019), turning once more to suggest that the inhabitants of Africatown are facing environmental concerns from neighboring plants, and then again to building a case for reparations. These subject matters are all fascinating in their own right but thrown together in one documentary makes for a bit of whiplash by the viewer.

Despite this, Descendant is a documentary worth viewing. Descendant does a great job illustrating how a community healed after such traumatic experiences something many of us have not seen in this detail. Netflix just purchased the streaming rights along with President and Michelle Obama’s production company Higher Ground, so it will be available for those with a Netflix subscription soon.

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Writer: Brian K. Vaughan / Artist: Fiona Staples / Image Comics

The Wendy’s Social Media Manager No Longer Has Time For Your Nonsense.

Saga’s back. The epic, space, fantasy opera that has captured the collective attention of nerds across the universe has returned in glorious and true form. Almost like piloting a treehouse rocket to evade authorities and a long standing war to which you and your familial unit are literally the antithesis for.

Welcome back to the fold, where Brian K. Vaughan makes you meditate you on the meaning of ideology one moment, snort at the next page, and then weep slowly into your childhood blanket you dug up specifically to cry into. Where Fiona Staples continues to amaze with immaculate set piece after immaculate set piece, brilliant renditions of assorted characters, and the occasional surprise full spread of sultriness. You know, just to remind you that you shouldn’t be reading it at work (or at the very least make sure no one can sneak up behind you lest they get the wrong idea).

It’s Just A Jump To The Left

Saga #55 is cognizant of the fact that time has passed in the real world, as Hazel’s narration explains that three years have also passed in her world since her father died. Marko’s death in Saga #54 was one of the most devastatingly emotional moments in all of fiction. As several animes and TV series have done in the past, the time skip in narrative allows for us to recallibrate. We get the echoes of their grieving, but we do not wallow in it, with the understanding that anything important that happened in the intervening time will be explained. It’s not exactly what I was expecting, but it’s a very sensible choice. Getting to open the issue with an older Hazel capable of getting into even more mischief is a welcome way to start 2022.

Finding Your Place In The Universe

The meta-narration of surviving and evolving ideas sets the stage perfectly. Brian K. Vaughn has clearly been thinking a lot about how transformative a work Saga has been. The care he and Fiona Staples show for the characters is endearing. This is science fantasy at its finest, a unique blend of allegory and imagination that forces us to reckon with the frameworks we participate in and treats us to an epic story as it unravels.

The extended 44 page issue uses the additional space very effectively. The extra heaping allows us to catch up on with the ensemble. The aftermath of Marko and the Will’s brawl is felt in full force and Vaughn and Staples have set the stage brilliantly for the next part of our journey.

It’s Good To Be Back

I’ve read many great comics while Saga was on hiatus, but Saga still hits different. Vaughn’s writing takes you through an emotional rollercoaster that leaves you reeling. Staples’ art has your eyes wide open in awe of the spectacle and then blush at the risque. Saga in its totality is the medium at its pinnacle. A sequential combination of words and visuals that captivate, that makes one relish the turning of the page. You can’t not talk about Saga when there is Saga, and it’s good to be back. Emotionally devastating still. But oh so very good.

10 out of 10

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