After Generating Over 40,000 Orders, Black Mask Studios Rushes WHITE #1 Back to Press for a Second Printing

"The first series of the critically acclaimed superhero comic book Black introduced a world where only black people have superpowers, further explored in the spinoff projects Black [AF]: Widows and Orphans, Black [AF]: Devil’s Dye and Black [AF]: America’s Sweetheart. But the next chapter in the series threatens to upend the world as it’s known, as a racist President of the United States threatens to strike back against his perceived threat." -The Hollywood Reporter

WHITE #1 

Second Printing

Created by Kwanza Osajyefo & Tim Smith 3

Written by Kwanza Osajyefo

Illustrated by Jamal Igle

Cover by Khary Randolph

Mature / $3.99 / 32 pages

First Print On Sale 6.30.21

Second Print On Sale 7.21.21

The first issue of the empowered Black superheroes comic book series WHITE (sequel to 2016’s BLACK) by creators Kwanza Osajyefo, Tim Smith 3, Jamal Igle, and Khary Randolph has garnered over 40,000 orders, selling out ahead of its June 30th release date, with publisher Black Mask Studios racing back to press for a second printing.  

Currently, in development as a feature film universe at Warner Bros, the BLACK series of comics has received rave reviews from comic trade press and widespread coverage from the national press. 

Planned as a limited edition series with a 2,500 copy print run for the main cover, WHITE received orders nearly twenty times higher than its initial printing. In response to the massive demand, the team has decided to open the print run-up with no limits placed on the reprint run.

“Following up the success of BLACK, we wanted to offer something exciting, not just in the story but the delivery of the sequel, WHITE," said writer Kwanza Osajyefo. "We love comics and grew up collecting, and to bring back some of that fun, we did a limited run of the series so fans could truly say they have a collector’s item. The response again was more than we anticipated, so we’re doing a second printing so anyone who wants to read WHITE #1 can do so.”

In a world that already hates and fears them - what if only Black people had superpowers. That’s the setting of the BLACK universe of comic books. After miraculously surviving being gunned down by police, a young man learns that he is part of the biggest lie in history. He must decide whether it's safer to keep it a secret or if the truth will set him free. 

Now, the team that asked "What if only Black people had superpowers?" is back with the sequel to the critically acclaimed series, BLACK. It's been three years since the world learned only Black people have superhuman abilities, and the United States has responded by electing Theodore Mann to the presidency. The only person standing in the way of his policies to control empowered Blacks are Kareem Jenkins and his allies.