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Django unchained by alex ross via comics alliance alex ross, comic book artists. It may be hard to believe in the 21st century, but it took a lot of lobbying and cultural upheaval for african american artists to be played on mtv. The black youth project is a platform that highlights the voices and ideas of black millennials. We spoke with chriscross about breaking into the comics industry, and the unique challenges hes faced as a black comic book artist. This was the golden age of comic books, when americans voraciously consumed stories about superheroes, determined detectives and thrilling romances yet very few featured african american.
In addition to more black female writers and artists, we need more black female editors. After collaborating on a variety comicsrelated projects over the last 5 years, john jennings and damian duffy have put together an anthology, black comix. But in light of the comics boom that has taken place over the past 10 years, the artists, writers and publishers that make up the vibrant african american independent comics community have remained relatively unknown until now. History of women in comic books women in comics wiki. Hes worked on batman, batgirl, robin and currently on all allnew ghost. Keep your eye on these african comics 8 comments im starting a series here on theblerdgurl called africa rising and through it i am going to highlight several artists and comic book companies that are based in africa, artists that are telling stories about africa or feature african. African american comic book history detectives pbs.
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A jamaican born comic book artist who has worked with both dc and marvel. Many notable female comics creators exist even though the field of comics creation is traditionally maledominated. Women who conquered the comics world collectors weekly. A collection of great graphic novels with african american themes and characters.
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