Black Comix African American Independent Comics, Art and Culture

The immense popularity of comics and graphic novels cannot be ignored. But in light of the comics boom that has taken place over the past 10 years the artists, writers and publishers that comprise the vibrant African American independent comics community have remained relatively unknown, until now. Black Comix brings together an unprecedented collection of largely unheard of, and undeniably masterful, comics art while also framing the work of these men and women in a broader historical and cultural context. With a foreword by Keith Knight and over 50 contributors, including Phonzie Davis, Jan-Michael Franklin, Frances Liddell, Kenjji Marshall, Lance Tooks, Rob Stull, Ashley A. Woods and many more, the cross section of comics genres represented includes manga, superheroes, humor, history, science fiction and fantasy. This book is a must-have for comics readers of a wide variety of tastes and ages. Damian Duffy is editor in chief of Eye Trauma Comix, the writer and letterer of several graphic novels, including the award winning The Hole: Consumer Culture, with John Jennings. He is a curator, PhD candidate in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, and has presented extensively at international conferences on comics, art and education.John Jennings is a cofounder of Eye Trauma Comix, as well as an illustrator, designer, graphic novelist, curator and associate professor of graphic design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a frequent lecturer on comics, visual literacy, popular culture and visual communication in hip-hop. He is currently illustrating the graphic novel Double Dealing, written by Damian Duffy and Christopher D. Benson.