Robert garrett roberts bio, credits, awards stage 32. Black comic book festival 2019 new york latin culture. Byrd double eagle by tom radovich dust to dust by cate honzl eden by jessica chou egbok by jennifer goldson. Toolboi by robert garrett illustrated by juan manuel. Salicrup began his career at marvel, where he worked for. Cramer slugs it out in the market, where it never feels good when you buy them right. Set in the year 2015, galtow centers upon four characters. Robert garretts galtow comic book cover, 20 summer.
A series of adventures, copublisher of xmoor studios, and creator writer of galtow, inheritors, toolboi, hero born. He grew up in a family of magicians and traveled the country as a juggler until deciding to attend film school. Continuing the legacy of robert garrett with niya garrett and. In addition to being a writer herself, she is a college of new rochelle graduate and is. Comics can be thoughtprovoking, boundarybreaking, emotionally complex, and all the things that books without pictures can be. Occupational skills pencils, inks, layouts, photoshop, digital color digital painting, letters and. May 06, 2015 growing up i had two dreams to become a director and create my own comic book. Author of rhythm of the imperium, moon tracks, mythfits.
I am also working with the great artist steven harris who has worked for marvel, dc and dark horse on an all age book scifi comic called ajala. Black panther and black goliath were created by marvel comics legend stan lee and jack kirby and don heck, respectively, in 1966. While it is not exclusive to black creators, it does strive to honor those who have made the greatest contributions to the comics medium in terms of both critical and commercial impact. He has drawn greeting cards, board games, book covers, and illustrations for publications such as essence magazine. Mar 14, 2020 niya garrett is the president and ceo of xmoor studios, a comic book company with an extensive line of works. Regine sawyer on kickstarters, legacies and xmoor studios cbr. At topps, he edited books such as bram stokers dracula, xfiles and zorro. To say he was a prolific writer is an understatement.
These films rake in huge bucks at the box office, and the stars in them have padded their bank accounts and become household names. Warrior island comic book artists, comic books, comic. Warrior island comic book artists, comic books, comic books. In may of 2019, the comic industry lost a trailblazer in robert garrett. Creating a comic book is a much more complicated process than people expect.
Garrett is also the creator of galtow, a postapocalyptic samurai tale, and ajala. A series of adventures by robert garrett cocreatorwriter, n. If youve been watching cactv over the last few years you should know about robert garrett and his galtow comic but if not check out the description of the comic below. Robert garrett s galtow comic book is out now for digital download on. Ajala won the 2014 glyph comics award for best female character.
Any kid whos ever devoured a title like anyas ghostor invisible emmieor a wrinkle in time. He was the writer cocreator of the glyph comics awardwinning comic book series, ajala. Joseph started his editorial career at milestone media, inc. Robert garrett publisherwriter xmoor studios linkedin. Black comic book festival 2019 new york latin culture magazine. Feb 26, 2015 check out the archive to see what books have been spotlighted so far. Aug 08, 2015 comic book kings by amanda keener crashers by scott cunningham damsel by jessica paine darling by alyssa b. The series was cocreated and written by robert garrett, founder of xmoor studios, with. The comic book landscape is as diverse as any other medium when it comes to subject matter, narrative, and artistry often times the easiest way. Black superheroes matter at this comic book fest ark. Juian has always been there for warrior island comics.
Early rate through december 4 even if you dont define yourself as a writer, entrepreneurs are creating written materials every. Back in may of this year, we reported on the passing of prolific comic book creator, robert garrett. Sep 24, 2019 early on in my career, i met a man named robert garrett spelled with two rs, two ts and dont forget it as hed like to say. Steven harris was promoting is line of comics at the 2011 bronx heroes comic con at the bronx museum. What are a few things you should know to be a book writer. A quick note since this month is so relatively short, ill be featuring an extra comic every week, for a total of 32 comics spotlighted. No matter what your job is, its important to hone your writing skills. Feb 12, 2020 robert garrett, xmoors writer creatorpublisher was a great friend and an amazing colleague. Steven harris, ajala the black female teenage superhero of harlem is a twotime glyph award winner for best female character. Galtow was roberts first comic book series that he ever published. Arlen schumer is an awardwinning comic book style illustrator for the advertising and editorial markets, a member of the society of illustrators and a recognized expert on american popular cultureabctvs 2020 called him one of the country. Jan 17, 2014 moderated by regine sawyer lockett down productions with msindo kuumba art director2d lead artistvisual artist, grey williamson artist author, robert garrett xmoor studios, and alithia martinez artist author. Oct 21, 20 new jersey writer, comic book creator, owner of xmoor studios and friend to robert garret just released a new comic he created called tool boi. Jerry craft is a top 100 bestselling author making our list 5 times.
Just as the success of static shock established that an africanamerican male teenage hero could carry his own series, there is no doubt ajala could. At marvel, he edited books such as the uncanny xmen, fantastic four, avengers and various spiderman titles. Garretts fellow comic book creators, industry professionals, and friends share their thoughts about this talented individual. Getting noticed as a comic book writer is more difficult than getting noticed as an artist. I was asked to write an essay for marvel voices a podcast and a. Im loving the way the cover looks, check out the offical description of the comic below. Niya garrett is the president and ceo of xmoor studios, a comic book company with an extensive line of works. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. While it is not exclusive to black creators, it does strive to honor those who have made the greatest contributions to the comic book medium in terms of both critical and commercial impact. Actors who played more than one comic book character in their careers.
Robert garretts galtow comic book cover 20 summer edition. After countless attempts at breaking into the industry as a writer and piling up. Steven harris came down to this years ecbacc to promote. Aug 10, 2016 robert garrett is the founder of xmoor studios. Ameir was trained since he was a child to be a killer existing in a world of death. The schomburg center for research in black culture invites comic book fans of all ages to participate in its eighth annual black comic book festival the festival will be held on friday, january 17 from 10 am 8 pm and on saturday, january 18 from 10 am to 8. You can find his work at or follow him on twitter atgcarmona3. Robert garrett is the author of ajala a series of adventures 3. Rising star award alverne ball and jason reeves, writers. He is the author of the dc super friends joke book from penguin random house. Robert garrett author visit amazons robert garrett page. New jersey writer, comic book creator and owner of xmoor studios robert garret just released a new comic he created called tool boi and it. Beatty debbie the viking by graham parke hitch slapped a. There are a couple ways to accomplish this, but if you are looking for title specific searches, this is what you would do.
What are a few things you should know to be a book writer people write books for many reasons. Deerly beloved by colin costello disorderly conduct by arlena g. Inheritors is a live action adaptation of robert garretts successful comic book of the same name. Mar 03, 2015 last week the shadow league was excited to post part 1 of our in depth conversation with illustrator comic book artist. Covers kings life, rosa parks and the bus boycott, and the life of ghandi. Ajala x moor studios a superhero creation from writer robert garrett and artist n. George carmona 3rd is an artist writer, former milestone media intern, former dc comics paper pusher, current book lover, and lifelong comic geek. Check out the archive to see what books have been spotlighted so far.
Robert garrett, xmoors writer creatorpublisher was a great friend and an. Jan 18, 2019 7th annual black comic book festival 2019 fridaysaturday, january 1819, 2019 there are talks, book signings, drawing lessons, even a screening of spiderman. Big break finalist robert garrett, writer of thriller. Along with writer brian pulido, steven hughes launched chaos comics and the two major hit characters, the postapocalyptic crazed killer, evil ernie, and the powerful goddess, lady death.
Continuing the legacy of robert garrett with niya garrett. Robert garrett author of statistical data analysis explained. Landing a role in a comic book movie is a big deal in hollywood today. Jun 14, 2014 robert garette after countless attempts at breaking into the industry as a writer and piling up the re jections, i decided to go in on my own and seek out artist and other creators to start xmoor studios. The illustration was done by the talented walt msonza barna. A series of adventures, which tells the story of a teenaged crimefighter based in harlem. Steven harris, ajala the black female teenage superhero of harlem is a twotime glyph award winner for best.
A series of adventure s, and copublisher of xmoor studios, recently passed away. Big break finalist robert garrett, writer of thrillerhorror. We offer whats called the 125 special where ill draw you as a background character in the book. Zu orzu zu orzu is an artist and animator who has worked on the dc comics series cover. Sawyer is the writer and publisher for lockett down. White plains comic con 2 bronx heroes comic conventions. Black comic book festival, his daughter niya garrett, writer regine l. The schomburg centers 8th annual black comic book festival. It first started with collaborations between me and several other creators needless to say that did not go very well lol. May 17, 2014 the glyph comic awards was founded by journalist rich watson, the gca glyph comics awards recognizes the best in comics.
Distributor, producer and screenwriter in astoria, queens. The glyph comics awards recognize the best in comics made by, for, and about people of color from the preceding calendar year. Jerry craft is a graduate of the school of visual arts where he received his bfa degree in advertising. Steven harris cocreatorpenciler and walt msonza barna. Niya garrett is the president and ceo of xmoor studios, a comic book company. Sep 15, 2015 friend to, writer robert garrett recently posted a sick new poster for his galtow comic book. Jim salicrup is an american comic book editor, known for his work with marvel comics and topps comics.
Robert garette after countless attempts at breaking into the industry as a writer and piling up the re jections, i decided to go in on my own and seek out artist and other creators to start xmoor studios. Here is a list of all the comics spotlighted so far. A series of adventures, and copublisher of xmoor studios. Toolboi by robert garrett illustrated by juan manuel frigeri. Sawyer author of flashforward, starplex, factoring humanity, calculating god.
David weber author of the honor harrington series, empire of man, oath. Cage, also for marvel, by writer archie goodwin and artist john. Its a teaser photo to get yall ready to see the completed piece at the upcoming new york comic con. I have always been interested in how things were made and i loved movies, tv and comic books so much that who was telling the story became just as important as watching the story. Find out about the steps the major comic book publishers go through in creating a comic book and how you can too. Ajala is a comic series written by robert garrett with art by n steven harris. Currently, in addition to writing ajala, he will be featuring two more. His passing last year was a shock to the system of the black comic book community. Jerry craft, author info, published books, bio, photo. Molly danger book 1 by by jamal igle author, artist. From issue 1 with robert garrett and james jefferson all the way to present as we are producing quarterly comics and promotions.
Jerry craft, author info, published books, bio, photo, video. These are some of the creators who are signing books. Dec 23, 2015 anthony gagnon is a writer director, originally from milwaukee, wi. I started to write my own book but rob came along with ajala. Jerry craft is a cartoonist and childrens book illustrator best known for his syndicated newspaper comic strip mamas boyz. Feb 24, 2016 harris is also working on another creation of his, brotherhood of the fringe the banner image is from that series. Jan 18, 2019 the schomburg centers 7th annual comic book festival.
The writer cocreator of the glyph comics awardwinning comic book series, ajala. Black comic book festival at schomburg center will highlight. Crystal velasquez hunters of chaos, pbs maya and miguel. Black comic book festival at schomburg center will. Craft is one of only a handful of syndicated africanamerican cartoonists in the us.
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