HoneyDripper Highlights Black Comic Artists and Illustrators

By: Sian Rips

HoneyDripper honors Black History Month by bringing you a list of some of the amazing Black artists in the comics and illustration industry. Please check out their work below!

Jamal Campbell

Jamal Campbell is a comic artist and has worked with DC, Marvel, and Boom!. Some of his work has been on Far Sector and Naomi comics. More of his work can be found on Instagram @pryce14.

Bianca Xunise

Bianca Xunise is an illustrator and graphic design artist. She also creates fun comics which can be seen at www.biancaxunise.com @biancaxunise.

Rashad Doucet

Rashad Doucet is an illustrator and cartoonist. He has illustrated numerous graphic novels including Alabaster Shadows, Jeremiah Justice Saves the Day, and Pax Samson Vol.1. He is also currently a sequential arts professor at SCAD. More of his work can be found at www.rashaddoucet.artstation.com @rashad.doucet.

Rob Guillory

Rob Guillory is a comic creator and illustrator. His work includes Chew and his own self written and drawn Farmhand. More of his work can be found at www.robguillory.com @rob_guillory.

Christina “Steenz” Stewart

Christina Stewart is a storyteller and illustrator with the currently running comic Heart of the City. You can find her work at www.oheysteenz.com @oheysteenz.

Mel Milton

Mel Milton is an illustrator and comic artist. He is the creator of Dooks and more of his work can be found on Instagram at @melmadedooks.

Nikkolas Smith

Nikkolas Smith is an artist and illustrator. He has worked on a wide variety of work including concept art, children’s book illustration, and poster designer. His most recent work is Born on the Water. To see more of his work go to www.nikkolas.com @nikkolas_smith.

Shannon Wright

Shannon Wright is an illustrator and comic artist. Her work spans editorial and book illustrations and she has recently worked on the graphic novel TWINS. More of her work can be found at www.shannon-wright.com @shannondrewthis.

Simone Smith

Simone Smith is a comic artist and creator with works including the webcomic Not Another Cliche! You can find her work on Instagram @simkray.

Martha Opiyo

Martha Opiyo is an illustrator and comic artist with current work including the webcomic Oh, My Intern!. You can find more of her work at www.naliakaperes.wixsite.com.

Seth Redd

Seth Redd is an illustrator and creator of the webcomic Love Sickubus. You can check out more of his work on Instagram @saredd99.

Ayanna Johnson Steptoe

Ayanna Johnson Steptoe is a SCAD alum and the creator of the webcomic Vampire Girlfriends. You can find more of her work on Instagram @potchimew.