✨ Year of the Bimbo ✨

You put a water bottle back, get hunted down by the store owner and his family who shoot you because they claim to think you were stealing (Cyrus Carmack Belton), and said murderers walk away not guilty. 😐

Some of my faves are included but not limited to:

@uptownlowdown

@googieghoul

@art-retr0

@bimboopo

@nostalgic-teddyy

@renlo

Desiderius is a professional baseball player. He's the starting pitcher for the Conquerors and has thee nastiest curveball (and boy, does he show that off when Toni comes to his games).

Toni is a small business lawyer. She actually started out as a corporate lawyer and fucking HATED it. She finds it much more rewarding to work with small businsses, especially those within her community.

When they first met Toni thought it was just gonna be a fling, honestly. She wasn't expecting much from a pretty boy professional althete, no matter how humble he appeared to be. Des on the other hand was ready to date Toni as soon as they went on their first coffee date. I mean, Toni is everything he's ever wanted: direct, sillier than she appears to be, smart as hell, and she's a BIG Solar Sister nerd like him (he has never emotionally recovered from the show being canceled during a cliffhanger episode). Three dates later, and he's pratically begging Toni to go out with him for real.

Anti-blackness in the indie scene is a serious issue and we should always call it out even if it seems like a "nothing-burger," but at the same time you should always uplift and support black indie creators regardless. Solely bringing them up when some popular indie creator gets called out for racism will only lead them to being forgotten when the controversy dims down and everyone moves on to something else.

A pretty boy in pretty colors.

[ oc x canon ] not me celebrating their one year anniversary with the argument that breaks them up for a good while LOL.

i was practicing a lot here: paneling, dialogue, expressions.. i especially wanted to make a comic where they both suck real real bad and there are no true winners.

but feel free to tell me why wade is the wrongest. #isupportwomen

(small context is that coffi's late fiance ('ex') is dead Because of wade. but this happened prior to them meeting, and something she has accepted and forgiven.. 🧍🏽‍♀️🧎🏽‍♀️)

funny meme below about the aftermath LOL.

linked tree (includes options to donate to Ghanaian projects)

As you may know, there was recently a DC Comics boycott as a part of the DCSoWhite movement since DC has not had a mainline ongoing solo with a Black lead for over 1200 days. You can read more about this here, here, here, and here. The boycott has been cancelled (link), but that doesn't mean we can't still show support for Black comic creators!

One of the things the movement called for fans to do was to "[Support] Black creators through independent and creator-owned projects." So this post is meant to provide tips on how to do this.

Check out other works of Black creators you're already familiar with

The Black comic creators you're already a fan of who have made comics for DC or Marvel have likely also made comics for other publishers too. You can usually find out about other comics they've worked on through their Wikipedia page, social media pages, and their own website if they have one. And it's a good idea to follow their social media to learn about any of their projects in the future!

Look through indie publisher websites

A great way to find out about indie comics is to check out indie publishers' websites. There will almost always be a page on their websites with all their comics so you can easily look through them and the creators will be listed so you can look into the creators too. This is one way to find out about Black comic creators who you might not already be familiar with.

The publishers that are listed as examples in the webpages linked above are Image Comics, BOOM! Studios, Vault Comics, Ignition Press, and Stranger Comics.

Check out existing lists

There are already lists online that specifically recommend Black creators to check out and comics by Black creators. You can also find recommendations and lists on social media. This is another great way to find out about Black comic creators you're not yet familiar with.

Speaking of lists, I would like to point you to this post by @bimboopo which includes a list of many Black webtoon creators which you can go check out!

WE ARE HERE, WE ARE HERE, WE ARE HERE 🗣️✨🐉❤️‍🔥

“Dragon’s Keep”, my debut graphic novel and first ever @kickstarter campaign hath ✨OFFICIALLY✨ launched 🎉✨🐉❤️‍🔥

I’m beyond grateful to have y’all here on this journey with me!! 

Being able to hit “LAUNCH” is already such a huge win for me and anything beyond that is such an honour. Y’all have already shown me so much love and support with the lead up to today. Please know that I do not take it for granted and that I appreciate each and every one of you for being here. You’ve really made this such an exciting endeavor already and I can’t wait to see how it all unfolds.

I hope y’all have a great start to your week, your summer, your Pride, and all of the above~

Love you my lovelies 🐉💜🥰 

There should be more opportunities for black creators at DC and there should be more stories for characters like Nubia, Steel, Vixen, The Signal, Mr Terrific, everyone from Milestone and more.

Even if you're not a comics buyer, you can still sign the petition and you can share your favorite independent comics from black creators. I'll start: Everyone should read Prince of Cats by Ronald Wimberly.