SPX’s Black Art Matters Panel is Online

November 16, 2015November 16, 2015 The Nerds of Color

Back in September, we tried to get you all hyped for the 21st annual Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD. One of the main reasons for that excitement was the (controversially named) “Black Art Matters” panel moderated by legendary cartoonist Keith Knight and featuring artists C. Spike Trotman, Whit Taylor, Ron Wimberly, and Darryl Ayo.

If you missed out on SPX this year, you can still see the panel in its entirety after the jump since the show organizers have just posted it online.

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Art, Comics, Guest Post3 Comments

How to Be Black in Comics

September 21, 2015December 18, 2015 Guest N.O.C.

by Darryl Ayo

[Ed. Note: This essay originally appeared as a series of tweets on Darryl’s Twitter timeline.]

I’ve tried for years to draw black people as real characters as well as visibly dark; it’s expensive with screentones.

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Are You Ready for This Year’s Small Press Expo?

September 18, 2015September 21, 2015 The Nerds of Color

In less than 24 hours, the world’s best cartoonists and indie comics makers bring their talents to the DMV (that would be the DC-Maryland-Virginia area of the country, and not, alas, where you get your drivers’ license renewed) at the 21st annual Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD.

In addition to hosting esteemed guests like Noelle Stevenson, Scott McCloud, and C. Spike Trotman (among many others), SPX is also home to the Ignatz Awards and a venue for fans of the medium to support some of the hardest working artists in all of comics. After the cut, we’re going to highlight a few of the things we’re most excited to see this weekend.

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