Colors in Black (1995) comic books 1995-1997
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Issue #1A
Published Mar 1995 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
Cover by SCOTT TOLSON. Spike Lee hit the motion-picture industry like a jackhammer with such films as She's Gotta Have It, Jungle Fever, and Do the Right Thing. Now he's come to tear apart the facade of the comics medium with this all-new miniseries. Rapped in a poem or wrapped around a brick, messages can come in many different packages. One of those packages is COLORS IN BLACK. Sixteen artists of various races have come together to deliver their messages about the state of racial relations today. The result is a mix of stories that approach the subject from every angle conceivable. In these pages, all sides of the issue are examined. You will be energized, you will be frightened, you will get angry...and you will be enlightened. The revolution will not be televised...it will be illustrated. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #2
Published Apr 1995 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
Cover by Greg Simanson. The second issue of this groundbreaking series continues to deliver a message of hope and warning. In "Larry Can't Wash it Off" a young woman can cleanse herself of the mean streets, but for her longtime friend, it's not so easy. "Images" explores the racial stereotyping that we can, but do not see. "Happy" gives us a glimpse into the lives of an interracial family, and "Catch-up Ball" follows a young man and the memories that he cannot erase. The revolution will not be televised... It will be illustrated. FC. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #3
Published Apr 1995 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
Cover by Scott Tolson and Greg Simanson. America's Melting Pot is boiling over, and Colors in Black is cleaning up the mess. In this third issue we catch three more views from the front lines of the race wars. "Just Like Rooster"tells the story of three little boys and their misplaced idolatry for a local dealer/pimp. In "Front Bar for a Drink and a Smoke," a young man learns the value of racial relations... firsthand. Finally, "The Back of the Bus" takes a look at the modern state of one of the most critical symbols of civil rights in America... the back of the bus. The revolution will not be televised... It will be illustrated. FC. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #4
Published Jun 1995 by Dark Horse.$2.50
Cover by Scott Tolson and Greg Simanson. Some people will tell you every ending is a new beginning. Others think of endings in less gentle terms, like driving your car screaming into the back wall of a dark alley. Scott Tolson and the Colors in Black crew have gassed up for the final issue of this critically acclaimed miniseries. In "Blue," a black boxer pounds a lesson into his opponents about the hard knocks of being a shade darker. "Jap You're Next" dwells in the nightmare world of a mistrust that has lasted for generations. An American-born Chinese takes out his jealous anger on a well-to-do Taiwanese immigrant, but the two find that they share mutual enemies in "American Born." And finally, in "Hand of God," a young black man finds powerful logic in the "eye-for-an-eye" philosophy. FC. Cover price $2.95.
