http://www.pinkraygun.com/2007/08/20/review-southside-nefertiti/

I often wonder how white fans of the book feel about SOUTHSIDE
NEFERTITI. I make a point to try to keep the characters authentic,
and not sugarcoat their settings, their stories or their motivations. I often
wonder if I am 'perpetuating stereotypes' - the DREADED BUGABOO
of the black telented tenth set. I particularly worry about that as I make
more and more plans to push SSN into the mainstream comics market,
which is VERY white and hasn't had a great history of dealing comfortably with hip hop (the success of MF GRIMM'S SENTENCES notwithstanding)

So, it was with some nervous anxiety that I read my official review
from PINKRAYGUN.COM. Turns out, some of my fears were
true: the dialogue and the writing is sometimes dense, making white
folks unaccustomed to urban america feel like 'an outsider looking
in.' But, on the flip, the complexity of the characters and the authenticity
of the dialogue seems compelling enough - so far - to make the story
a good read.

Peep:

I like that the characters speak in urban slang (was that IWL of me?) rather than talking like white people, or worse, the way white people think characters of color would talk. There were time while reading that I felt like an outsider looking in, and was reminded of The Wire (best show ever), wherein I didn't always get the dialogue, but could still follow the action and arc. The language is genuine to who the characters are and to their experience.

Where Southside Nefertiti really succeeds is in the complexity and depth of the characters and their relationships. Nefertiti's single motherhood brings an added layer to her character and her reasons for her actions. Her partner, Brian, is a cop, but also has a history as a car thief and is now put in the position of policing people he used to run with on the streets. Nefertiti and Brian are good friends, but there is clearly sexual tension and some gender conflict between the two.

Lately when I'm at the comic shop, there is less and less that interests me. I'm tired of the registration act, I don't care about the "No more mutants" thing and the "everyone's a Skrull!" thing is just irritating. I'm tired of mainstream comics resorting to reader exploitation and just want something with a good story and compelling characters that is also challenging. Southside Nefertiti fills that need.

You've got to buy this comic.

Big shouts to the folks over at PINKRAYGUN for not letting
the 'rough rugged' stop them from appreciating a good story.

Get check it out peoples.