DC Comic's Milestone Initiative Celebrates Diverse New Talent | S7E16
In this week’s episode of the ITBP, we jump into our new segment "In Between The Lines" where we speak to the writers, authors, and novelists making waves in the literary space. In this edition we sit down with Greg Burnham (Tuskegee Heirs). He talks to us about the being selected for DC Comic’s “Milestone Initiative Program” and what it meant to be 1 of 12 selected across the globe. We discuss the challenges he's faced as a Black writer trying to make his mark in the space, and his process for setting his ideas to paper. As well as several exciting new projects that he has on the horizon. All this and much more.
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DC’s Milestone Initiative
NEW VOICES. NEW VISIONARIES.
THE FIRST NEW CHAPTER IN THE SUPERHERO STORY IS BEING WRITTEN.
If stories are what shape the world we live in, then the storytellers should reflect that world. The Milestone Initiative is building the next generations of Black and diverse comic book creators.
In 1993, four Black creators founded Milestone Comics: a new universe of Black and diverse superheroes, brought to life by Black creators and other artists of color. Milestone didn’t just change the way our heroes looked; it built a pipeline for talent who had been excluded and marginalized for too long, and a system in which Black creativity could thrive. Now, with the relaunch of Milestone Comics and the creation of The Milestone Initiative, we want to honor the creators of Milestone by continuing their mission.