Alex Simmons

The new Captain America has a big shield to carry. Is he up to the task? Find out in these subversive, exciting and uplifting short stories inspired by the Marvel comic book universe, written by celebrated Black authors.The new Captain America has a heavy shield to hold. As a Black man in America, Sam Wilson knows he has to be twice as good to get half as much credit. He must be a paragon of virtue for a nation that has mixed feelings towards him. In these thirteen brand-new stories, the all-new Captain America must thwart an insurrectionist plot, travel back in time, foil a racist conspiracy, and save the world over and over again.As the Falcon, Sam Wilson was the first African American super hero in mainstream comic books. Sam’s trials and tribulations reflect the struggles many Black Americans go through today, as Sam balances fighting supervillains and saving the world with the difficulties of being the first Black Captain America. This action-packed anthology inspired by the Marvel comic book universe, will see Sam team up with familiar friends like Steve Rogers, Redwing and Nomad, while fighting Hydra, Sabretooth, Kingpin, and other infamous villains.These are stories of death-defying courage, Black love and self-discovery. These are the stories of a super hero learning what it means to be a symbol.These are the stories of Sam Wilson.Featuring original stories by Maurice Broaddus, Jesse J. Holland, Gar Anthony Haywood, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Kyoko M., Sheree Renee Thomas, Gary Phillips, Danian Jerry, Gloria J. Browne Marshall, Glenn Parris, Alex Simmons.

Arron Day, aka Blackjack, is an African-American soldier of fortune, in the 1930s, battling powerful enemies, the ghosts of his past, and the bigotry of his times.In this new, action packed, graphic novel Blackjack faces deception and danger in three different countries From Spain to Budapest, alone, he's pitted against a heavily armed strike force, and unseen killer, and a deadly band of hill raiders.If you enjoyed previous Blackjack tales such as, "SECOND BITE OF THE COBRA," "BLOOD & HONOR," "BURIED SECRETS," or "SHOOTERS," then this is the book for you Created and written by Alex Simmons, and beautifully illustrated by Tim Fielder, "There Came A Dark Hunter " is 64 pages of full color retro-pulp thrills It is the 1930s - A Good Time For A Dark Hunter