Eric Jerome Dickey the Year (Blackbirds), and 2017 Author of the Year (Finding Gideon) as part of Yvette Hayward's African American Literary Awards Show held in the mecca of publishing, New York City. It is the only ongoing literary awards show that recognizes griots from the diaspora. Eric Jerome Dickey was named Distinguished Lecturer of the Leimert Park Village Book Fair, August 2018. Dickey is the author of the graphic novel "Storm", which re-imagines the first meeting between the popular X-Men character Ororo Munroe and T'Challa, king of the fictional land of Wakanda known as the Black Panther. He performed stand-up comedy, mostly
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse characters return from "X-Men Legends", and select members of the Brotherhood of Mutants are also playable. Some non-playable X-Men and Brotherhood characters appear during levels. In some instances dialogue throughout the game can be character-to-character specific, depending on the player character's alignment and relationship with the non-player character. "X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse" was announced on October 21, 2004, exactly one month after the release of "X-Men Legends". It was shown at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) and San Diego Comic-Con in 2005. It was first released in North America on September 20, 2005 for the Gamecube, PlayStation 2, Xbox