We at Brown Geeks are excited to celebrate Black History Month and as a nod to the history of geekery, we wanted to look back to where all our fantasy and sci-fi dreams began.

Orrin Cromwell Evans Makes Comic Book History

Orrin Cromwell Evans (1902-1971) was a pioneer. A journalist and comic book publisher, he is considered “the first black writer to cover general assignments for a mainstream white newspaper in the United States.” He also published All-Negro Comics, which was…

An old auntie muffled in shawls, her blonde hair peeking out from under her headscarf, leans on a walking stick in the shape of a winged serpent, a ruby set in its forehead. On one arm her knitting basket overflows with balls of yarn, ragdolls, stuffed animals, sweets, nuts, and purses filled with gold coins. She appears human except her feet, clad in carpet slippers, are duck feet.

Veiled Vouivre

An arie’s headscarf is magical, allowing her to appear as any humanoid, though her…

The thing that goes bump in the night. The reason you won’t ever let your right foot hang too far off your bed while you sleep. A nightlight to ward off the monsters lurking in your closet.

If you had a normal childhood, your mother most likely tucked you into bed, read you a bedtime story full of princesses and princes and a magical land filled with dragons and fairies, and then planted a kiss on your forehead before saying good night.

My childhood, however, involved no such…

The Yaksha (or Yakshi, for the feminine form of the word) are reclusive and human-like spirits of nature who live in majestic kingdoms of the wild to protect the untamed forests, vast mountains, and flowing rivers. These spirits reside where the earth settles and vegetation flourishes, and treat their domains with the utmost pride and care.

Regal Yet Wild

Yakshas look fondly upon neighbors and visitors who treat their domains and citizens with the proper respect; stories spread…