Thursday, March 28, 2024

Kapow! Black Artists Break the Comic Book Mold

*For many decades, we have mostly seen the mainstream media praise white artists for their work in the comic book world. This makes shining a spotlight on talented Black comic book artists more important. Here are a few Black artists who are telling stories that connect with people through their work.

Anthony Piper

He is best known for his work on Trill league, and his cover for Terminus Media’s Route 3 won a Glyph Award at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention in 2014.

Brian Stelfreeze

He provided covers for DC Comics’ Batman: Shadow of the Bat and worked on hundreds of other titles, including Boom Studio’s Day Men. He is also the artist on the 2016 revival of Marvel’s Black Panther.

Khary Randolph

He is an artist and animator who has worked on Spider-Man, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Boondocks. He is recognized in the comic world for working on Image’s Tech Jacket and, most recently, DC’s We Are Robin.

John Jennings

John Jennings has worked on several books, including his most notable work, APB: Artists Against Police Brutality. He also created Rosarium Press’ Blue Hand Mojo.

Chuck Collins

Chuck Collins, who used to work as a bouncer, created an action-comedy webcomic called Bounce.

Ashley A. Woods

She got her start with a webcomic called Millenia War. She is currently working on Niobe: She Is Life, a graphic novel from Sebastian A. Jones and Amandla Stenberg.

Alitha Martinez

She has spent two decades working on some of the world’s most famous comic books, including Iron Man and Spider-Man.

Micheline Hess

He is an artist and a designer who has worked on Rosarium’s all-ages title Malice in Overland.

George Herriman

George produced Krazy Kat and is one of the most acclaimed artists in the history of the medium. He has come up with the most innovative strip ideas, and his artwork is offbeat and surreal.

Keith Pollard

Pollard has a significant number of titles under his belt, including major Marvel titles such as Daredevil, Thor, Iron Man, and Spider-Man.

There are many Black comic artists out there that are just waiting for their time to shine. What differentiates them from other comic book artists is that they go on to work on independent comic book titles and use that platform to highlight relevant political and social issues.  They use comic books as a social statement, and perhaps one of the greatest motivations for these artists is the opportunity to develop storylines and characters with which they can identify with.

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