Chronicles of the Revolutionary Nerd 28 featuring Keithan Jones

Hosted by Cynthia McDonald and Andre Batts. Todays discussion is with Keithan Jones of Kid- Comics and Organizer of Black Comix Day. Keithan Jones is the founder and owner of KID comics, a comic book and multi-media publisher based in San Diego, California. The mantra and philosophy behind KID is, "The Kid never Dies", as a constant reminder the our childhood spirit is the core of who we really are no matter how old we get., Jones was introduced to comics in the late 70's by way of his late step-father, who as a young Navy Officer would read them as a way to bide time on long deployments overseas.From his first exposure to comics in the 1970’s leading up to current times, the sight of a black character in a comicbook still strikes as a novelty. Jones wanted to change this accepted normality and start injecting new characters in comics culture that were not just black or ethnic, but also the hero of the stories without an asterisk. “I wanted to see actual characters of color that occupied lead roles that were not temporary or taking place in an alternate universe. I wanted to see characters of color that were not replacing well established white characters as a way to fill a social qouta, but are 100% original concepts.” Thus the creation of his company, KID comics and his first publication, The Power Knights.“The Power Knights is not a preachy, social commentary at all. It’s basically what I intended it to be from the time I created it when I was 11 years old; a fun action-packed sci-fi adventure. The characters happen to be black.” Jones hopes that his brand of escapism is embraced by all cultures in the same manner as a Star Wars film. “That would be amazing!”