Behind the Comic Strip: Top Black Graphic Artists

These artists are at the forefront of the industry.

Eric Battle - As a comic book artist, Eric Battle has drawn for some of the top companies in the industry, including Marvel and DC Comics. He has also worked with a number of best-selling science fiction authors. More recently, Battle illustrated the Timestorm miniseries in 2009 for Marvel.
N. Steven Harris - Harris specializes in graphic novel illustration, storyboard illustrations and concept illustration design. He is currently a freelance illustrator with Dynamite Entertainment and is working on issue four of Leslie Banks's comic book adaption of Vampire Huntress.
Khary Randolph - Since graduating from New York’s School of Visual Arts in 2000, Randolph has worked for a number clients in the animation and comic book industries. He’s contributed to Spider-Man, X-Men, Hellboy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the Boondocks. He currently works as a lead character illustrator for 4Kids Entertainment.
Regine Sawyer - Sawyer is the owner and founder of Lockett Down Publications, a multimedia company specializing in comic books and promotion apparel that was established in 2007. The company is currently producing several properties that include its signature Ice Witch and The Rippers, Death Mask and Chimera.Shawn Martinbrough - Martinbrough, an industry veteran, worked with top companies such as DC Comics, Marvel Comics and Vertigo before writing and creating his own instructional book entitled How to Draw Noir Comics: The Art and Technique of Visual Storytelling. His recent projects include Luke Cage Noir, Punisher MAX: Hot Rods of Death, Bullseye: The Perfect Game and DMZ. He is currently working on a new graphic novel project with Robert Kirkman, the creator of the AMC television series The Walking Dead.

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N. Steven Harris - Harris specializes in graphic novel illustration, storyboard illustrations and concept illustration design. He is currently a freelance illustrator with Dynamite Entertainment and is working on issue four of Leslie Banks's comic book adaption of Vampire Huntress.

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