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In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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347. Veteran Batman Editor Jordan B. Gorfinkel
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For nearly a decade, Gorf managed a team of writers, artists, and creators on the Batman franchise for DC Comics, producing more than 2000 stories in multiple mediums. Gorf is known for conceiving and creating iconic Batman stories such as Batman: No Man's Land and Birds Of Prey. Those stories have since been adapted to TV Shows (Gotham, Birds of Prey) feature films (The Dark Knight Rises, Birds of Prey), and countless others. In this episode, Gorfinkel explains his ascension in the DC Comics ranks and discusses working in comics when the medium was at an apex in popularity. The episode begins with a tribute to the late Arleen Sorkin, the original voice of Harley Quinn on Batman: The Animated Series, who passed away at the age of 67. For more information on Gorf, visit Gorfy.com. Follow Jordan on all forms of social media @jewishcartoon.
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