Black Kirby, the collaborative moniker of John Jennings and Stacey Robinson, returns to UCR ARTS for the exhibition Ebon: Fear of a Black Planet opening March 19, 2022. The exhibition will explore Larry Fuller's comic book character, Ebon.

Fuller is a pioneer. He was one of only three Black cartoonists working in the historic Underground Comics Movement in San Francisco and in 1969 he made history by creating one of the first costumed Black independent superhero characters. Ebon was published in 1970 and, although only one issue, the comic was a landmark in Black creative thought, political commentary, and can be seen as a formative work in what is now called Afrofuturism. 

Join John Jennings (Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, UCR), Stacey Robinson (Assistant Professor of Graphic Design and Illustration, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign), and Larry Fuller for this virtual talk as they discuss Ebon and how his world was built, expanded, and re-imagined.

Third Thursday Talks are made possible with the generous support from the Marjorie and Glenn Thomas Memorial Fund. 

Third Thursday Talks: Black Kirby & Larry Fuller is presented in partnership with Inlandia Institute’s Blacklandia Events Series.