Mapping the Black Comic Imaginary: Beyond the Black Panther at the MSU Museum

Abstract

The historical link between Afrofuturism and comics offers a vital avenue to explore black speculative practice.  Identifying comics that reflect the structure of Afrofuturism provides a critical way to understand the intersection between liberation and speculation at the heart of Afrofuturism. This commentary explores the curator’s framing of the utility of organizing Beyond the Black Panther: Vision of Afrofuturism in American Comic exhibition at the MSU Museum in Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI, USA.