Behind the Comic Strip: Top Black Graphic Artists

These artists are at the forefront of the industry.

Robert Garrett - Garrett helped create comics such as Galtow, Inheritors and Ajala. He’s currently teamed up with XMoor Comics to create an illustrated book project called Tuttz (based on King Tutankhamen’s cat).
Jerry Craft - Cartoonist Jerry Craft is the creator of the award-winning Mama’s Boyz comic strip, which has been syndicated since 1995. The series, which follows an African-American mother and her two sons, has spawned several books aimed at getting young people to see the positive aspects of African-American life. Prior to Mama’s Boyz, Craft worked as editorial director at Sports Illustrated for Kids where he created the popular SI KIDS TV segment.

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Jerry Craft - Cartoonist Jerry Craft is the creator of the award-winning Mama’s Boyz comic strip, which has been syndicated since 1995. The series, which follows an African-American mother and her two sons, has spawned several books aimed at getting young people to see the positive aspects of African-American life. Prior to Mama’s Boyz, Craft worked as editorial director at Sports Illustrated for Kids where he created the popular SI KIDS TV segment.

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