Well-researched and documented, Encyclopedia of Black Comics would be a required or supplemental reading title for me in any modern literature or graphic novel course.  The text is informative but accessible and seems comprehensive in its scope.  I also appreciated the wide range of examples that were provided.

A very accessible book that highlights that black comics writers and illustrators have been a part of comic history from the beginning.  Thanks to this book I've put a lot more comics into my TBR pile.

The title is literal, A great list of comic artists and their work of various genre's. Perfect for someone looking to read works by people of color.

I'm always looking for books that are engaging or educating or hopefully both for YA students.  Call this one "both."

An astounding collection of Black comic book/graphic novel artist! It was interesting learning about all these black artists and how much their life experiences, including parental abandonment, lack of representation in media and flat out racism inspire them to create art. Like the title says, it's an encyclopedia so it read like a textbook. However, the drawings were absolutely gorgeous and made the read totally worth it. I also need to check out all these black artists because I didn't know most of them! In media, we hardly hear or see black artists (people of color artists in general) so I think this book does a great job of uplifting these artists. My favorites were Vita Ayala, Jamie Broadnax, Julian Chambliss, and Afu Njoki Richardson!  Their stories were empowering and I google a lot of their pieces and of course, it was mesmerizing.  Overall, a solid collection that I think fans of diverse art might enjoy!

An absolutely fantastic resource. You are bound to find out info about folks you know of and will leave the experience with a ton of new names and titles to look up.

Love the history of black comics and their back stories. Worth the read since I learned something at the end. If you love comics and want to learn something new about it then I definitely recommend reading.

Excellent reference point.  Great motivation for people of color.  There are times in life where you downplay your experiences, relationships etc, reading the biographies of these amazing artists/authors reminds us all to draw on all of our experiences to produce the best of ourselves in whatever we do.  It's quite inspiring, also it gives you a base point to start if you're looking to expand your knowledge of graphic novels & comics.  Originally I thought this was to be an anthology of sorts, but I'm please with what they did and now I have a tons of new books to add to our library, this will be one of them!

This book is truly an encyclopedia. Of black comic book artists, illustrators and writers. This is an excellent resource and hopefully one I will use in the future to pick up many new comics to read. It's really comprehensive and full to the brim with information. 

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