Tag: artist

Killed By Cops, Resurrected in a Graphic Novel: Israel Hernandez

LINK: “Isra and Lito” revisits the art and short life of artist ‘Reefa’

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Antonio Prohías: How Cuba’s Greatest Cartoonist Fled Castro & Created ‘Spy vs. Spy’

The story behind Mad Magazine’s iconic political strip

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[UPDATED] Frank Cho Walks Off of Wonder Woman, Citing “Censorship” and “Political Agendas”

Check it out at The Mary Sue.

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Wishfies: Animator-filmmaker Gitanjali Rao’s Fanart Selfies

LINK: Taking photomanniping and more to a whole nother level

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POC Women in Comics: Helen “Duffy” Mohler (June 11, 1917- June 13, 2008)

Today, we remember Duffy Mohler, artist, letterer, and beloved aunt of Jeanne Chu (who helped and inspired Dark Matters to get started!).

LINK: Read about her life and work here

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Spider-Gwen artist Robbi Rodriguez Retires With Gwenom

LINK: Going out with a bang, yo

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Mohammed Fayaz’s illustrations of queer POC doing everyday things

LINK: Recently showed his work at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston

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NYCC: Juan Ferreyra Interview

LINK: His artwork on Colder and its sequels is nightmare inducing

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Loyiso Mkize: Juggling Fine Art & Comic Book Art

LINK: A visual artist juggling two personalities

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Kuwaiti cartoonist Naif al-Mutawa battles death threats & US bigots

LINK: Zealots the world over seem to have it out for “THE 99” creator

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