Ok, at first we thought maybe it was some new hi-tech window coating to keep the sun out and the ride fly, but no, turns out UVC stands for The Urban Voice in Comics, the new mag that highlights comic book characters of color, which officially debuted at the last New York Comic Con (February 23-25). UVC calls itself "a hip, exciting, bimonthly entertainment magazine" that champions "the independent comic book publishers out there on the grind." And being of a similar aesthetic, we, of course, champion anything that champions the independent.
UVC is the work of editor Rich Watson--known as the man with his ear always to the ground in the world of black comics. Formerly the editor of Glyphs and now a regular blogger over at Pop Culture Shock, Rich had been wanting to get his knowledge of Black comics into regular print for a while. Enter President and publisher Ron King. The two together, along with other collaborators (including Omar Bilal, founder of Blacksuperhero.com) have created the magazine, which they see as filling a void in the ever-diversifying world of comics and sequential art.
UVC is free, full-color and available around the U.S. in comic book shops, record stores, and urban lifestyle stores.
