THE PREMISE

“Tuskegee Heirs: Flames of Destiny” is a NEW futuristic sci-fi action-adventure comic book series set 80 years into the future that follows a squadron of young, gifted aviators, who are forced to become Earth’s last line of defense against a menacing race of artificially intelligent villains bent on destroying civilization.

From the minds of local Atlanta illustrator/writer, Marcus Williams and children’s book author Greg Burnham comes the “Tuskegee Heirs: Flames of Destiny” comic series. What started as a conversation highlighting the lack of content that exposes youth to the importance of aviation, quickly became a springboard of creativity and opportunity to craft something unique. Combining futuristic science fiction, action adventure, real history, and the inspiring story of the WWII fighter pilots, the duo aim to pay homage to the historic Tuskegee Airmen, all while bringing forth a new set of character rich, young heroes. With plans to produce an ongoing comic book series, Marcus and Greg also intend to push this project towards an animated series.

What’s special about Tuskegee Heirs is that the project boldly places 5 black youths firmly as the main characters while highlighting both African American history and world history alike. On Friday, Jan 15 2016, the two producers launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the production of both the comic series and possibly raise funds for the production of an animated pilot short to be pitched to Netflix. The campaign reached it’s primary goal of $10,000 within 7 hrs and 45 mins of launching it and is still raising funds as we speak. The Kickstarter link is here

Click the image above to visit the Kickstarter Campaign.

Very few stories published to date has attempted to present both a brave young black cast while presenting a polished view of history to audiences ranging from ages 7 to 70. The producers of this concept have already begun to change history by rallying the support of fans that have expressed that they are fully ready to see a series that dares to change the comic and animation industry. As producers poised to reach nearly every industry including comics, animation, video games, and the silver screen, we would like to spread the word about the upcoming series to as many outlets as possible.

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We’ve been asked many times now in many interviews following the Kickstarter what our long-term goals are. The best way we can explain this goal is that we want to bring this never before seen presentation of a team of gifted young black youth that marries Science Fiction and action-adventure with real history to the eyes and ears of a new generation of children to jump start a new paradigm of knowing yourself by knowing where you come from. Education is the foundation of our goal on all possible presentations whether it be comics, animation, video games, etc., and we plan to reach classrooms with these characters and their adventures to equip teachers with a fresh new way to hold the attention of young minds while simultaneously expanding those minds with new information that may never show up in academic history books.
We believe there is no platform that Tuskegee Heirs can’t stand on as a brand and be successful, and we have full confidence that this series will help to bring forth a new market for “Edutainment”. From the outpouring of support we have received up to this point, our current goal is to continue connecting with anyone that is passionate about pushing this vision forward and helping to change the perception of what can be processed on entertainment streams and printed media.

You can keep up to date with news, art post, and more by following Tuskegee Heirs on Facebook & Twitter. For questions and comments you can email us at tuskegeeheirs@gmail.com.

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A quick teaser Short created by the awesome folks over at Powerhouse Animation Studios to cut the ribbon so to speak on the wonderful path we have ahead in making this series come to life. The Amazing Britt Traynham (Batsauce) is responsible for the Music so huge respect to him!

In mid-January, illustrator Marcus Williams joined forces with writer Greg Burnham and launched a kickstarter for a new comic series, Tuskegee Heirs. Their Kickstarter reached nearly seven times its original goal and hit several stretch goals, including additional comic issues and merchandise development. Our team at Powerhouse Animation got the chance to work with them to create an action-packed cinematic for their Kickstarter. Read More…

When the idea of having a behind the scenes look at what it was we were putting together came to mind, we needed a camera person that could make those concepts spring to life. Luckily, we ran into a brilliant young woman by the name of Brianna (A.K.A. The Brave Cat) that could do just that and the videos that followed are the first of many to come in the near future. Creator Sessions aims to put the fans in the passenger seat as we tackle the very large job of creating the Tuskegee Heirs series as well as bring forth a number of merchandise to aid in our branding process. Enjoy the videos, and look forward to more soon!

Listen as we thank our Kickstarter Campaign supporters, detail the pilots and their relationship, future plans for the series, and Kickstarter dynamics for backers.

Listen as we talk briefly about what inspires us as creators of Tuskegee Heirs.
**Note Correction, Nubia first appeared in 1973 In Wonder Woman (vol. 1) #204** Check the Wiki page about her: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubia_(comics)

Follow along as we check out the T-Shirt prototypes at Minuteman Press of Snellville, and talk briefly about our final days and details for the Kickstarter campaign.

With the release of the 1st issue in the Tuskegee Heirs comic series, we wanted to put together another Creator Sessions video for new and old fans to update everyone about the project. Having a physical book means we can now put something in the hands of folks as we continue to produce the graphic novels. Check it out.

On Feb 15, 2018, Tuskegee Heirs partnered with some awesome sponsors to hold an exclusive premiere screening for the new Black Panther film in downtown Atlanta GA. Over two hundred seats were filled that night, and the vibe was just right. Fans of the comic character and Marvel cinematic universe alike, came out (some dressed in cosplay attire) full of excitement in anticipation for the film. This slick video is a brief testament of the experience and energy of the event. Enjoy.
Video by the Awesome Brianna Jay Spires.

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