Celebrating 10 Years of Black Nerd Problems

May 15th, 2024 marks our 10-year anniversary! To celebrate our 10-year anniversary, some of the Black Nerd Problems staff reminisce on some of our favorite nerdy moments on the site: the recaps that defined our television watching habits; the comic reviews and editorials that set our comic book pull lists on fire; the anime and animated phenoms that made us weep, believe in the power of friendship, or scream into our pillows; the cosplay; the goodbyes to television fixtures; the podcasts; the nerd rap; the Star Wars musings; the #GuiltyPleasureConfessionals; the value of food in media and in real life; our fave cartoon crossover adventures; the Black AF book reviews; the sobering reality of actual Black Nerd Problems, and so much more!

BNP is where I first cut my teeth on comic books and comic reviewing. I fondly look back and think about reading Bitch Planet, Monstress and Saga from Image comics and the comic book community that I found online, especially with other women, gender-expansive folks. (Leslie and I took turns reviewing Sleepless for the site, which was a wonderful, wonderful time–we would also call up each other on the phone after a new issue had dropped and nerd out about it.) I am also so grateful to have had a safe place to introduce the BNP readership to creatives operating in the indie, small press, and crowdfunding spaces. Pearl Low, Jamila Roswer and Robyn Smith, Charlot Kristensen, Virginia Paine, Kim Hyun Sook, Keezy Young, Joamette Gil, Danny Lore…