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Encyclopedia of Black Comics (2017)
The Encyclopedia of Black Comics, focuses on people of African descent who have published significant works in the United States or have worked across various aspects of the comics industry.Ā
The book focuses on creators in the field of comics: inkers, illustrators, artists, writers, editors, Black comic historians, Black comic convention creators, website creators, archivists and academicsāas well as individuals who may not fit into any category but have made notable achievements within and/or across Black comic culture.
By Sheena C. Howard
Get it now here
Sheena C. Howard, is the Ā Past Chair of the Black Caucus (NCA) and Associate Professor of Communication at Rider University. Howard is an award-winning author, including a 2014 Eisner Award winner for her first book, Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation (2013). She is also the author of Black Queer Identity Matrix (2014) and Critical Articulations of Race, Gender and Sexual Orientation (2014). Howard has appeared on NPR (National Public Radio), 900 am WURD, Philadelphia Weekly and CCP-TV as well as other networks and documentaries as an expert on popular culture, race, politics and sexual identity negotiation. She has also written opinion pieces for the Trentonian and the Huffington Post.
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Next up on Worth Reading: The other team should just fucking let me win when I play baseball.Ā
well this isnāt necessarily a bad point. there are games with great stories and really awful shoehorned fighting sequences. then you also have handicapped/disabled gamers who donāt necessarily have the dexterity to finish a game but would still like to be able to.
optionalĀ ācakewalkā modes arenāt that bad of an idea.
what if i want to just see the story of the game and dont want to actually play it? like??
as it is i would never pay for a bioshock game or a fallout game but i am very interested in the story. so i just watch youtube videos of it. they could get money from me if they sold the skip combat mode
iām a games developer and an avid gamer and i really really think games should let you skip combat
honestly one of my favourite things about la noire was when you failed a sequence twice the game was like āyo do you just wanna skip this bit?āthe gaming industry/community has a huge problem with accessibility tbh. like, thank god for standardised control schemes (although bring back full customisation jfc not enough games have that anymore) but fights require time, literacy in both that type of gaming & in the individual game, you need to be able to navigate the system which can be anywhere from slightly difficult to hellish for people with visual/audio processing disorders. and tbh sometimes you just wanna enjoy the story and not get stressed the hell out doing the sAME FIGHT 700 times. itās why i always put a game on easy/casual when Iām replaying unless iām specifically going for difficulty based achievements.not to mention SO MANY GAMES have either poorly designed battles or fights that have been shoved in for no reason other than to pad out the game (dxhr & da2 come to mind immediately) that sometimes itād honestly improve the gameplay to just skip them altogether
Imagine if you were a gamer with arthritis or MS or some other disability that took away your ability to click buttons quickly, and every fight became as frustrating as THAT GODDAMN DA: ORIGINS OH FUCK IāM ON FIRE SLIDE PUZZLE.Ā
Yeah. Skipping combat might seem like a not bad idea then.
Mass Effect 3 has this:
[Screenshot from a Mass Effect 3 menu, with title:Ā āChoose Your Experienceā, showing the optionsĀ āactionā,Ā ārole playingā andĀ āstoryā.]
āActionā makes most story choices for you and conversations become straight up cutscenes.Ā āRole playingā is the default experience, both challenging gameplay and character/story building. AndĀ āstoryā has the roleplaying butĀ very easy combat, letting you breeze through it. (You also have a ācasualā difficulty setting thatās a bit more rewarding but still pretty easy.)
The thing about video games (particularly RPGs or in general games that allow you to explore or direct the story) is that the interactivity is what makes it different from movies or watching LPs on youtube. And Iāve played games that got FAR stronger emotional reactions out of me simply because I had to carry out the actions myself rather than just watching. And that experience should be more accessible.
Because SHOCKINGLY: games arenāt always about winning, or being good at it. Itās about having fun. This is kindergarten education here.
Yeah, it always baffles me when I see people react so negatively to a perfectly reasonable suggestion like this.
Why the hell shouldnāt games let you skip combat if you want to? Why shouldnāt there be a super-duper-easy-peasy mode for everything? No-one is gonna force YOU to play it like that if you donāt want to! Continue to be as hardcore as you like!
I just donāt understand the resistance at all. What weāre talking about is simply having more options for gamers. Youāre adding something that would make games more accessible and fun for loads of new fans, and youāre not taking ANYTHING away from existing fans.
Likeā¦do youā¦not want more people to enjoy these games?? Do you really hate the idea of other people having fun so much that youāll rile against it even when it literally has no effect on you or your experience whatsoever?? Are you honestly that selfish??
I am *horrifically* bad at gaming, but itās a genre that Iām intensely interested in and very desperately want to be more immersed in. I would HAPPILY buy so many more games if combat was a skippable option.Ā
Not to mention one of the best indie games out right now is pretty much telling you if you want the best ending, donāt fight.
Yeah, I hate the elitist mentality that only those ~*~*hardcore*~*~ enough should be allowed to enjoy video games. I mean, gaming should be an experience to be had and not just an obstacle to clear, right?Then again, my poor mental health situation and chronic pain+mobility issues on my right hand means that my gaming options are severely limited nowadays. So Iām all about making gaming accessible for everyone in the first place.Anyone who thinks gaming will be ruined by making it more accessible need to realize that they have already ruined gaming for many.
Anyone who thinks gaming will be ruined by making it more accessible need to realize that they have already ruined gaming for many.
Iāve had to stop playing certain games because all the button mashing aggravated my carpal tunnel pain, and I rage quit some because they had a super frustrating part that I could never get past. Games should be fun, not a test of endurance. At least, they should let you skip the difficult parts you are unable to do. They can still have a hardcore mode for people who enjoy a challenge. They would still get to brag about their accomplishments without preventing others from enjoying an otherwise fun game.
Unpopular opinion but just watch the game on youtube then? Why spend money when you donāt get the full experience?
The different between watching and playing is
Watching youāre seeing someoneās experience
Playing youāre experiencing it
I watched a lot of gameplay and playing some of the games myself have a very different feels to it
Understandable but why waste money on a 70 bucks game if you cut out like 30 or 40 percent? Thatās not worth it
I have to go 50/50 on that one because I tend to avoid fights in AC:
Syndicate
Isnāt the whole point of AC to avoid fighting? Or did that change since Brotherhood?
Syndicate is based on victorian era & thereās gangsI literally had to hide because I keep walking to area higher than my current level because of main story line
Goddammit AC. You had one job](https://pics.awwmemes.com/solaredarisen-randomnightlord-solaredarisen-randomnightlord-solaredarisen-randomnightlord-mordinette-rocketmermaid-atelierabintra-pmseymourva-72548735.png)
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mordinette:
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sinbadism:
maxofs2d:
guitarbeard:
alexxdz:
GO WATCH A MOVIE
Next up on Worth Reading: The other team should just fucking let me win when I play baseball.Ā
well this isnāt necessarily a bad point. there are games with great stories and really awful shoehorned fighting sequences. then you also have handicapped/disabled gamers who donāt necessarily have the dexterity to finish a game but would still like to be able to.
optionalĀ ācakewalkā modes arenāt that bad of an idea.
what if i want to just see the story of the game and dont want to actually play it? like??
as it is i would never pay for a bioshock game or a fallout game but i am very interested in the story. so i just watch youtube videos of it. they could get money from me if they sold the skip combat mode
iām a games developer and an avid gamer and i really really think games should let you skip combat
honestly one of my favourite things about la noire was when you failed a sequence twice the game was like āyo do you just wanna skip this bit?āthe gaming industry/community has a huge problem with accessibility tbh. like, thank god for standardised control schemes (although bring back full customisation jfc not enough games have that anymore) but fights require time, literacy in both that type of gaming & in the individual game, you need to be able to navigate the system which can be anywhere from slightly difficult to hellish for people with visual/audio processing disorders. and tbh sometimes you just wanna enjoy the story and not get stressed the hell out doing the sAME FIGHT 700 times. itās why i always put a game on easy/casual when Iām replaying unless iām specifically going for difficulty based achievements.not to mention SO MANY GAMES have either poorly designed battles or fights that have been shoved in for no reason other than to pad out the game (dxhr & da2 come to mind immediately) that sometimes itād honestly improve the gameplay to just skip them altogether
Imagine if you were a gamer with arthritis or MS or some other disability that took away your ability to click buttons quickly, and every fight became as frustrating as THAT GODDAMN DA: ORIGINS OH FUCK IāM ON FIRE SLIDE PUZZLE.Ā
Yeah. Skipping combat might seem like a not bad idea then.
Mass Effect 3 has this:
[Screenshot from a Mass Effect 3 menu, with title:Ā āChoose Your Experienceā, showing the optionsĀ āactionā,Ā ārole playingā andĀ āstoryā.]
āActionā makes most story choices for you and conversations become straight up cutscenes.Ā āRole playingā is the default experience, both challenging gameplay and character/story building. AndĀ āstoryā has the roleplaying butĀ very easy combat, letting you breeze through it. (You also have a ācasualā difficulty setting thatās a bit more rewarding but still pretty easy.)
The thing about video games (particularly RPGs or in general games that allow you to explore or direct the story) is that the interactivity is what makes it different from movies or watching LPs on youtube. And Iāve played games that got FAR stronger emotional reactions out of me simply because I had to carry out the actions myself rather than just watching. And that experience should be more accessible.
Because SHOCKINGLY: games arenāt always about winning, or being good at it. Itās about having fun. This is kindergarten education here.
Yeah, it always baffles me when I see people react so negatively to a perfectly reasonable suggestion like this.
Why the hell shouldnāt games let you skip combat if you want to? Why shouldnāt there be a super-duper-easy-peasy mode for everything? No-one is gonna force YOU to play it like that if you donāt want to! Continue to be as hardcore as you like!
I just donāt understand the resistance at all. What weāre talking about is simply having more options for gamers. Youāre adding something that would make games more accessible and fun for loads of new fans, and youāre not taking ANYTHING away from existing fans.
Likeā¦do youā¦not want more people to enjoy these games?? Do you really hate the idea of other people having fun so much that youāll rile against it even when it literally has no effect on you or your experience whatsoever?? Are you honestly that selfish??
I am *horrifically* bad at gaming, but itās a genre that Iām intensely interested in and very desperately want to be more immersed in. I would HAPPILY buy so many more games if combat was a skippable option.Ā
Not to mention one of the best indie games out right now is pretty much telling you if you want the best ending, donāt fight.
Yeah, I hate the elitist mentality that only those ~*~*hardcore*~*~ enough should be allowed to enjoy video games. I mean, gaming should be an experience to be had and not just an obstacle to clear, right?Then again, my poor mental health situation and chronic pain+mobility issues on my right hand means that my gaming options are severely limited nowadays. So Iām all about making gaming accessible for everyone in the first place.Anyone who thinks gaming will be ruined by making it more accessible need to realize that they have already ruined gaming for many.
Anyone who thinks gaming will be ruined by making it more accessible need to realize that they have already ruined gaming for many.
Iāve had to stop playing certain games because all the button mashing aggravated my carpal tunnel pain, and I rage quit some because they had a super frustrating part that I could never get past. Games should be fun, not a test of endurance. At least, they should let you skip the difficult parts you are unable to do. They can still have a hardcore mode for people who enjoy a challenge. They would still get to brag about their accomplishments without preventing others from enjoying an otherwise fun game.
Unpopular opinion but just watch the game on youtube then? Why spend money when you donāt get the full experience?
The different between watching and playing is
Watching youāre seeing someoneās experience
Playing youāre experiencing it
I watched a lot of gameplay and playing some of the games myself have a very different feels to it
Understandable but why waste money on a 70 bucks game if you cut out like 30 or 40 percent? Thatās not worth it
I have to go 50/50 on that one because I tend to avoid fights in AC:
Syndicate
Isnāt the whole point of AC to avoid fighting? Or did that change since Brotherhood?](https://pics.awwmemes.com/solaredarisen-randomnightlord-solaredarisen-randomnightlord-mordinette-rocketmermaid-atelierabintra-pmseymourva-dreamwalkertara-enigmaticagen-72548736.png)
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randomnightlord:
mordinette:
rocketmermaid:
atelierabintra:
pmseymourva:
dreamwalkertara:
enigmaticagentalice:
theheroheart:
glitterpill:
dropkicks:
lesbianmooncolony:
sinbadism:
maxofs2d:
guitarbeard:
alexxdz:
GO WATCH A MOVIE
Next up on Worth Reading: The other team should just fucking let me win when I play baseball.Ā
well this isnāt necessarily a bad point. there are games with great stories and really awful shoehorned fighting sequences. then you also have handicapped/disabled gamers who donāt necessarily have the dexterity to finish a game but would still like to be able to.
optionalĀ ācakewalkā modes arenāt that bad of an idea.
what if i want to just see the story of the game and dont want to actually play it? like??
as it is i would never pay for a bioshock game or a fallout game but i am very interested in the story. so i just watch youtube videos of it. they could get money from me if they sold the skip combat mode
iām a games developer and an avid gamer and i really really think games should let you skip combat
honestly one of my favourite things about la noire was when you failed a sequence twice the game was like āyo do you just wanna skip this bit?āthe gaming industry/community has a huge problem with accessibility tbh. like, thank god for standardised control schemes (although bring back full customisation jfc not enough games have that anymore) but fights require time, literacy in both that type of gaming & in the individual game, you need to be able to navigate the system which can be anywhere from slightly difficult to hellish for people with visual/audio processing disorders. and tbh sometimes you just wanna enjoy the story and not get stressed the hell out doing the sAME FIGHT 700 times. itās why i always put a game on easy/casual when Iām replaying unless iām specifically going for difficulty based achievements.not to mention SO MANY GAMES have either poorly designed battles or fights that have been shoved in for no reason other than to pad out the game (dxhr & da2 come to mind immediately) that sometimes itād honestly improve the gameplay to just skip them altogether
Imagine if you were a gamer with arthritis or MS or some other disability that took away your ability to click buttons quickly, and every fight became as frustrating as THAT GODDAMN DA: ORIGINS OH FUCK IāM ON FIRE SLIDE PUZZLE.Ā
Yeah. Skipping combat might seem like a not bad idea then.
Mass Effect 3 has this:
[Screenshot from a Mass Effect 3 menu, with title:Ā āChoose Your Experienceā, showing the optionsĀ āactionā,Ā ārole playingā andĀ āstoryā.]
āActionā makes most story choices for you and conversations become straight up cutscenes.Ā āRole playingā is the default experience, both challenging gameplay and character/story building. AndĀ āstoryā has the roleplaying butĀ very easy combat, letting you breeze through it. (You also have a ācasualā difficulty setting thatās a bit more rewarding but still pretty easy.)
The thing about video games (particularly RPGs or in general games that allow you to explore or direct the story) is that the interactivity is what makes it different from movies or watching LPs on youtube. And Iāve played games that got FAR stronger emotional reactions out of me simply because I had to carry out the actions myself rather than just watching. And that experience should be more accessible.
Because SHOCKINGLY: games arenāt always about winning, or being good at it. Itās about having fun. This is kindergarten education here.
Yeah, it always baffles me when I see people react so negatively to a perfectly reasonable suggestion like this.
Why the hell shouldnāt games let you skip combat if you want to? Why shouldnāt there be a super-duper-easy-peasy mode for everything? No-one is gonna force YOU to play it like that if you donāt want to! Continue to be as hardcore as you like!
I just donāt understand the resistance at all. What weāre talking about is simply having more options for gamers. Youāre adding something that would make games more accessible and fun for loads of new fans, and youāre not taking ANYTHING away from existing fans.
Likeā¦do youā¦not want more people to enjoy these games?? Do you really hate the idea of other people having fun so much that youāll rile against it even when it literally has no effect on you or your experience whatsoever?? Are you honestly that selfish??
I am *horrifically* bad at gaming, but itās a genre that Iām intensely interested in and very desperately want to be more immersed in. I would HAPPILY buy so many more games if combat was a skippable option.Ā
Not to mention one of the best indie games out right now is pretty much telling you if you want the best ending, donāt fight.
Yeah, I hate the elitist mentality that only those ~*~*hardcore*~*~ enough should be allowed to enjoy video games. I mean, gaming should be an experience to be had and not just an obstacle to clear, right?Then again, my poor mental health situation and chronic pain+mobility issues on my right hand means that my gaming options are severely limited nowadays. So Iām all about making gaming accessible for everyone in the first place.Anyone who thinks gaming will be ruined by making it more accessible need to realize that they have already ruined gaming for many.
Anyone who thinks gaming will be ruined by making it more accessible need to realize that they have already ruined gaming for many.
Iāve had to stop playing certain games because all the button mashing aggravated my carpal tunnel pain, and I rage quit some because they had a super frustrating part that I could never get past. Games should be fun, not a test of endurance. At least, they should let you skip the difficult parts you are unable to do. They can still have a hardcore mode for people who enjoy a challenge. They would still get to brag about their accomplishments without preventing others from enjoying an otherwise fun game.
Unpopular opinion but just watch the game on youtube then? Why spend money when you donāt get the full experience?
The different between watching and playing isWatching youāre seeing someoneās experiencePlaying youāre experiencing itI watched a lot of gameplay and playing some of the games myself have a very different feels to it
Understandable but why waste money on a 70 bucks game if you cut out like 30 or 40 percent? Thatās not worth it](https://pics.awwmemes.com/solaredarisen-randomnightlord-mordinette-rocketmermaid-atelierabintra-pmseymourva-dreamwalkertara-enigmaticagentalice-theheroheart-glitterpil-72548737.png)
![Past: mordinette:
rocketmermaid:
atelierabintra:
pmseymourva:
dreamwalkertara:
enigmaticagentalice:
theheroheart:
glitterpill:
dropkicks:
lesbianmooncolony:
sinbadism:
maxofs2d:
guitarbeard:
alexxdz:
GO WATCH A MOVIE
Next up on Worth Reading: The other team should just fucking let me win when I play baseball.Ā
well this isnāt necessarily a bad point. there are games with great stories and really awful shoehorned fighting sequences. then you also have handicapped/disabled gamers who donāt necessarily have the dexterity to finish a game but would still like to be able to.
optionalĀ ācakewalkā modes arenāt that bad of an idea.
what if i want to just see the story of the game and dont want to actually play it? like??
as it is i would never pay for a bioshock game or a fallout game but i am very interested in the story. so i just watch youtube videos of it. they could get money from me if they sold the skip combat mode
iām a games developer and an avid gamer and i really really think games should let you skip combat
honestly one of my favourite things about la noire was when you failed a sequence twice the game was like āyo do you just wanna skip this bit?āthe gaming industry/community has a huge problem with accessibility tbh. like, thank god for standardised control schemes (although bring back full customisation jfc not enough games have that anymore) but fights require time, literacy in both that type of gaming & in the individual game, you need to be able to navigate the system which can be anywhere from slightly difficult to hellish for people with visual/audio processing disorders. and tbh sometimes you just wanna enjoy the story and not get stressed the hell out doing the sAME FIGHT 700 times. itās why i always put a game on easy/casual when Iām replaying unless iām specifically going for difficulty based achievements.not to mention SO MANY GAMES have either poorly designed battles or fights that have been shoved in for no reason other than to pad out the game (dxhr & da2 come to mind immediately) that sometimes itād honestly improve the gameplay to just skip them altogether
Imagine if you were a gamer with arthritis or MS or some other disability that took away your ability to click buttons quickly, and every fight became as frustrating as THAT GODDAMN DA: ORIGINS OH FUCK IāM ON FIRE SLIDE PUZZLE.Ā
Yeah. Skipping combat might seem like a not bad idea then.
Mass Effect 3 has this:
[Screenshot from a Mass Effect 3 menu, with title:Ā āChoose Your Experienceā, showing the optionsĀ āactionā,Ā ārole playingā andĀ āstoryā.]
āActionā makes most story choices for you and conversations become straight up cutscenes.Ā āRole playingā is the default experience, both challenging gameplay and character/story building. AndĀ āstoryā has the roleplaying butĀ very easy combat, letting you breeze through it. (You also have a ācasualā difficulty setting thatās a bit more rewarding but still pretty easy.)
The thing about video games (particularly RPGs or in general games that allow you to explore or direct the story) is that the interactivity is what makes it different from movies or watching LPs on youtube. And Iāve played games that got FAR stronger emotional reactions out of me simply because I had to carry out the actions myself rather than just watching. And that experience should be more accessible.
Because SHOCKINGLY: games arenāt always about winning, or being good at it. Itās about having fun. This is kindergarten education here.
Yeah, it always baffles me when I see people react so negatively to a perfectly reasonable suggestion like this.
Why the hell shouldnāt games let you skip combat if you want to? Why shouldnāt there be a super-duper-easy-peasy mode for everything? No-one is gonna force YOU to play it like that if you donāt want to! Continue to be as hardcore as you like!
I just donāt understand the resistance at all. What weāre talking about is simply having more options for gamers. Youāre adding something that would make games more accessible and fun for loads of new fans, and youāre not taking ANYTHING away from existing fans.
Likeā¦do youā¦not want more people to enjoy these games?? Do you really hate the idea of other people having fun so much that youāll rile against it even when it literally has no effect on you or your experience whatsoever?? Are you honestly that selfish??
I am *horrifically* bad at gaming, but itās a genre that Iām intensely interested in and very desperately want to be more immersed in. I would HAPPILY buy so many more games if combat was a skippable option.Ā
Not to mention one of the best indie games out right now is pretty much telling you if you want the best ending, donāt fight.
Yeah, I hate the elitist mentality that only those ~*~*hardcore*~*~ enough should be allowed to enjoy video games. I mean, gaming should be an experience to be had and not just an obstacle to clear, right?Then again, my poor mental health situation and chronic pain+mobility issues on my right hand means that my gaming options are severely limited nowadays. So Iām all about making gaming accessible for everyone in the first place.Anyone who thinks gaming will be ruined by making it more accessible need to realize that they have already ruined gaming for many.
Anyone who thinks gaming will be ruined by making it more accessible need to realize that they have already ruined gaming for many.
Iāve had to stop playing certain games because all the button mashing aggravated my carpal tunnel pain, and I rage quit some because they had a super frustrating part that I could never get past. Games should be fun, not a test of endurance. At least, they should let you skip the difficult parts you are unable to do. They can still have a hardcore mode for people who enjoy a challenge. They would still get to brag about their accomplishments without preventing others from enjoying an otherwise fun game.
Unpopular opinion but just watch the game on youtube then? Why spend money when you donāt get the full experience?](https://pics.awwmemes.com/mordinette-rocketmermaid-atelierabintra-pmseymourva-dreamwalkertara-enigmaticagentalice-theheroheart-glitterpill-dropkicks-lesbianmooncolony-72548739.png)
