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Jan 18, 2021 · Graphic Novels with Black Protagonists. Here at Good Comics for Kids, we agree with Joel Christian Gill that #28DaysAreNotEnough, and we cover graphic novels by and about people of color all year long. That has gotten easier as the field expands and becomes richer and more diverse.
- Black Sands: The Seven Kingdoms by Manuel Godoy. illus. by David Lenormand. Black Sands Entertainment. 2018. Gr 4 Up. A group of youngsters, all children of warriors and warrior gods, come into their powers in this epic adventure series.
- The Breakaways: Bad at Soccer, Okay at Friends by Cathy G. Johnson. illus. by author. First Second. 2019. Gr 2-5. Fifth-grader Faith is the youngest misfit among misfits, all of them pushed into the lowest ranked soccer team at school.
- Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield’s First Ride by Joel Christian Gill. illus. by author. Lion Forge. 2019. Gr K-3. Stringfield was the first African American woman to cross the U.S. on a motorcycle, breaking numerous barriers during the 1930s and 1940s and having many adventures.
- The Girl Who Married a Skull: And Other African Stories by various. ed. by C. Spike Trotman, Kate Ashwin, Kel McDonald, and Taneka Stotts. Iron Circus. 2018.
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- March: Book One (March, #1) by John Lewis.
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- March: Book Two (March, #2) by John Lewis.
- Bitter Root
- Bingo Love
- Excellence
- Day Men
- The March Trilogy
- Black/Black Af
- Tribe
- The Wilds
- Is'nana The Were-Spider
- Hot Comb
After previously working together on a relaunch of Power Man and Iron Fist at Marvel, David F. Walker and Sanford Greene reunited, along with veteran comic book creator Chuck Brown, to launch the Image Comics series Bitter Rootin 2018. The title showcases a steampunk, alternate history vision of the Harlem Renaissance as a family of monster hunters...
Created by Tee Franklin and Jenn St.-Onge, Bingo Loveis an original graphic novel that follows two women that fall in love as teenagers but are separated by the prejudices of the time and move apart. Decades later, the two women reunite -- having since built families of their own -- to rekindle their romance after meeting at a church bingo game. As...
One of the biggest Skybound Entertainment/Image launches from last year was Excellence, created by Brandon Thomas and Khary Randolph. The creator-owned series follows Spencer Dale, a young man whose father is a member of the Aegis, a secret society of magic users who use their incredible abilities to selflessly work to improve the world around them...
Boom! Studios editor-in-chief Matt Gagnon and co-writer Michael Alan Nelson teamed with legendary artist Brian Stelfreeze to co-create the series Day Men. What makes it particularly notable is that the series marked Stelfreeze's first ongoing, interior comic book work since 2005, while the living artistic legend had mainly focused on cover art for ...
Written by U.S. House Representative John Lewis and Andrew Aydin and illustrated by Nate Powell, the March trilogyof original graphic novels recounts Lewis' experiences as a major figure within the Civil Rights Movement, including working directly alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. Starting from the March from Selma to Montgomery, the trilogy follow...
After working extensively as an editor for Marvel and DC, Kwanza Osajyefo successfully crowdfunded his own creator-owned series Black, with artists Jamal Igle, Robin Riggs and Darwin Roberson. Published by Black Mask Studios, the title saw the secret that the Black community possessed superpowers come to light, as one young man became a superhero a...
Alongside comics like The Maxx and StormWatch, Larry Stroman and Todd Johnson's Tribe was part of the second wave of Image titles in 1993. As one of the best-selling comics by African American creators of all-time, Tribefeatured an eponymous new team of superheroes operating out of New York City taking on all kinds of villains while overcoming thei...
Written by Vita Ayala and illustrated by Emily Pearson, the miniseries The Wildsbegins approximately a decade after a cataclysmic event that left the majority of humanity as part of a mysterious horde. In this harsh landscape, Daisy Walker, a runner for one of the last bastions of civilization, sets out to find her missing lover Heather. Debuting i...
Drawing from Sub-Saharan African folklore and mythology, Greg Anderson Elysée, Walter Ostlie and Lee Milewski's Is'nana the Were-Spiderhas the eponymous son of Anansi, the West African God of Spiders, sent to rein in monsters running free on Earth. As Is-nana faces different bestial deities and demigods, he finds his place among humanity. Launched ...
Written and illustrated by Ebony Flowers, the original graphic novel Hot Combfollows the culture around Black hair across a collection of short stories. First published in 2019 by Drawn and Quarterly, the anthology spotlights everything from the culture around Black barbershops to the coming-of-age story of an African American girl receiving her fi...
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Dec 20, 2019 · There’s more to DC and Marvel (but we love them too). From Raina to Hilda to New Kid and everywhere in-between, Polygon rounds up 50 worthwhile comics and graphics novels for children.
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Superstar musician SCOTT "KID CUDI" MESCUDI makes his comics debut alongside Eisner Award nominated co-writer KYLE HIGGINS (RADIANT BLACK) and breakout artist MARCO LOCATI in the extra-length first issue of the biggest book of 2024! Ramon is ready for a quiet life.
Jan 13, 2020 · This list of Black children’s books by Black authors are ones which you may want to get for the kiddos in your life. This is a mix of current and older titles. As a call out, some of the books below will feature biracial children.
