Natacha Bustos on Illustrating Moon Girl, the Black Female Comic Book Hero She Never Had

Yara Simón — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 13:00:00 +0000

As Moongirl and Devil Dinosaur fans made their way to and from creators Amy Reede and Brandon Montclare’s tables at the Artist’s Alley during New York Comic Con, they also stopped to speak to Natacha Bustos. As the person who brought Lunella Lafayette – aka Moongirl – to life, people commissioned artwork from her or

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How 3 Latina Comic Book Artists Carved Out a Space in a Male-Dominated Industry

Yara Simón — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 16:32:14 +0000

In 2014, comics historian and researcher Tim Hanley summed up the lack of diversity among comics creators with two stats: 1. Men outnumber women 9 to 1 at both DC and Marvel. 2. 79 percent of those who worked on comics in 2014 were white. FiveThirtyEight fairly acknowledges that changes are taking place and that

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