Writer. Publisher. Creator. Designer. Educator.  Victor Dandridge encompasses each of these titles in his own unique way.  No one title more descriptive of Victor’s character than the self-proclaimed title of  “The Hardest Working Man in Comics.”  His now ten-year-old company, Vantage: Inhouse Productions or VIP is a result of this mindset that Victor embodies.  VIP has numerous channels including the weekly internet review series, Black, White & Read All Over and the pop culture podcast, Hall of Justice.  Victor also launched U Cre-8 Comics, a platform that utilizes comics to teach classroom fundamentals while showcasing the power within the pages. 

As a kid growing up in Columbus, Ohio,  Victor’s interest in comics was spawned by the jarring death of Superman.  At the time, his interest in reading was lacklustre until his mother brought home comic books.  Victor immediately began enjoying reading and was entirely enveloped within the new worlds presented on each page.  By the age of ten, Victor began imagining his own comic worlds and thus began creating graphic illustrations.  A lifelong love and career were born.   

In this episode, Victor dives into a core belief he sums up as “No Them, They, Those.”  We also discuss the power in utilizing a platform to show what matters versus just saying it and why politics have always been discussed within the pages of comic books.  Stay to the end as we unpack Uncle Mark’s legacy.