Ronald Nelson is an illustrator and columnist from New York City. His skill set also includes storyboarding, character design, technical illustration and portrait drawing. Prior California art gallery exhibitions were at the Cinema Place Gallery in Hayward and Jazz Heritage Center in San Francisco. He’s drawn graphic novels for various independent publishers and New York politicians, most notably Congressman Charles B. Rangel and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. As a columnist, he is regularly featured in articles for The Amherst Bulletin, Amsterdam News, Daily Hampshire Gazette, and The Beacon. You can check out his personal website HERE.
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(H)afrocentric Comics: Volumes 1–4
SKU: 9781629634487
Author: Juliana “Jewels” Smith • Illustrated by Ronald Nelson • Colors/Lettering by by Mike Hampton • Foreword by Kiese Laymon
Publisher: PM Press
ISBN: 9781629634487
Published: 9/2017
Format: Paperback, ePub, mobi, PDF
Size: 10×7
Page count: 136
Subjects: Art-Comics / African American
Praise
“Smith’s comics ooze with originality.”
—AFROPUNK
“(H)afrocentric is a book that
is incredibly contemporary and fits the progressive minds of today’s
readers. It tackles issues of intersectionality and gentrification in
ways that are not only informative but also entertaining. It’s unlike
any comic book I’ve ever read.”
—Jamie Broadnax, founder and managing editor of Blackgirlnerds.com
“(H)afrocentric is fully dope,
artistic, brilliantly drawn, styled, and wonderfully radical with an
awesomely fiery heroine! Juliana Smith and her team are to be commended
for this desperately needed political and cultural contribution. Get
into it and grab your soapboxes!”
—Jared A. Ball, author of I Mix What I Like! A Mixtape Manifesto
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Reviews
- (H)afrocentric Comics in Anthrodendum
- (H)afrocentric Comics in Publishers Weekly— Starred Review
- ‘Breaking’ Presents: Juliana ‘Jewels’ Smith, Educator-Turned-Comic Writer
- (H)afrocentric Starred Review in Kirkus
- (H)afrocentric Comics in Socialism & Democracy