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Jun 5, 2020 · Over the past several days, CBR has featured Black writers and Black artists whose work you need to read. While the creators and titles highlighted on those lists and this one are just the tip of the iceberg, here is a selection of widely acclaimed and culturally significant creator-owned comic book titles from Black creators.
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- Sanford Greene. Sanford Greene has worked as a professional comic book artist for over 15 years and for virtually all the major publishers currently in the game, including Marvel, DC and Dark Horse.
- Denys Cowan. Denys Cowan is one of the most influential figures in comics. After starting his professional career as a comic artist in 1980's Weird War Tales #93 for DC and working a variety of titles for DC and Marvel, Cowan teamed with longtime editor and writer Denny O'Neill for their universally acclaimed run on The Question.
- Valentine De Landro. One of the most acclaimed and timely titles published by Image Comics in the last decade is Bitch Planet, created by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro.
- Khary Randolph. Khary Randolph is one of the most prolific Black artists working for mainstream publishers today. Randolph has built up an impressive body of work at Marvel and DC over the past several years, including interior art for We Are Robin and a whole line of stunning cover art for the Big Two.
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- Afua Richardson. Afua Richardson is a Big 3 veteran who has worked on various books including X-Men ’92, and Genius, a timely political thriller published by Image Comics in 2015.
- Anthony Piper. Anthony Piper is best known for his work on Trill League. His cover for Terminus Media’s Route 3 #3 won a Glyph Award at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention in 2014.
- Ashley A. Woods. Ashley A. Woods got her start with her webcomic Millenia War (which, unfortunately, seems to have disappeared from the internet). She’s now the artist on one of my favorite comics at the moment: Niobe She is Life.
- Brian Stelfreeze. Brian Stelfreeze provided covers for DC Comics’ Batman: Shadow of the Bat, as well as pencil work and inks on hundreds of other titles, including Boom Studios’ Day Men, which is a must-read.
Apr 29, 2021 · April 29, 2021 5 AM PT. Marvel’s “Black Panther,” one of the all-time highest-grossing films at the worldwide box office, is the starkest recent reminder that stories led by Black characters made...
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May 3, 2021 · We’re excited to keep cheering on the growing body of work coming from Black comic book creators. Big comic book players like DC and Marvel are learning, and progress like Nia DaCosta becoming the first Black female director of a Marvel film is happening.
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Apr 23, 2021 · We asked Eve L. Ewing and Evan Narcisse to share perspectives on the politics of being a Black comic-book writer and the Black superheroes you may have missed. Ironheart is the story of a Black ...
Feb 9, 2023 · by Brigid Alverson. Feb 09, 2023 | Filed in News & Features. Seven recent works and an overview of recent Black comics publishing. Illustration By Theodore Taylor III. Reader demand has driven change in the comics world, including a significant increase in its numbers of Black creators and characters.
