Supporting Black Storytellers

richardsonkamari74 2020-06-05 02:18:37 UTC #32

And also, I have five different stories myself that you guys can check out
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TRMcLeod 2020-06-05 03:25:51 UTC #33

I will admit it's hard to find black stories and POC stories on this site lately. (Not sure if it's because creators are not using hashtags). when I find a story I usually go to their library to see what that author is reading. At my local library and an app they use there is a filter called African American Voices.

Anyways, I have a comic called Crystal Visions. I co-create it with my writer Brianna HS.

demthorshie 2020-06-05 07:31:43 UTC #34

This is actually great point and a wonderful suggestion about a filter feature for African American creators/stories. Admittedly, I've been on Tapastic for a number of years and was unsure if it was either really difficult to find POC creators on the platform or if there weren't very many of us to begin with, as I'd only met a handful of other black creators until very recently.

surenlicious 2020-06-05 12:57:55 UTC #35

Well, since folks have begun to self-promote, hello! I am a Dutch mixed black woman currently writing my first serious novel Jade Kingdoms. I also make the art for it, hehe.

I also have a mini-comic series dedicated to my novel Jade Kingdoms:

GGY 2020-06-05 19:03:47 UTC #36

Hi there! I've been on here since 2017 My name is G.G.Y, I'm a black comic creator from Toronto, Canada and I'm the creator of Over 8 Miles!

-G.G.Y

Brownie 2020-06-05 20:05:51 UTC #37

This is wonderful! thank you!

somekindofveggie 2020-06-06 18:17:05 UTC #38

Thanks for being proactive! I'm a black creator from Los Angeles. The comic I'm currently working on is High School Bites I'd love to see a tab on the front-page similar to the LGBT+ collection but maybe with more than just 11 titles featuring work by black creators. Thanks for listening!

-Amauri

QingDom 2020-06-06 19:45:34 UTC #39

check out my first attempt at writing
Title: Falling Stardust
XASHA who grew up in Lithuania a land where fights for mana veins happened every day, loves having knowledge of everything around him and in this world of magic where nobody knows how it works. He finds himself thirsting for answers to the questions nobody has the answers to. he also wanted to change the political landscape of this world where few have and the rest have to become slaves in order to get a share. Having taught him all they knew, his parents sent him to the White Lotus Academy to further his studies. It's there that he meets the pink-haired Combat Medic Megan and his best friend VERRA. together they set out to change the world as they knew it, will they succeed?

https://tapas.io/episode/1767813

p.s i'm a black creator

CodeMonkeyArts 2020-06-06 23:01:21 UTC #40

It was awesome to see the support over on Twitter! I would like to see the same ad on the main of the tapas home page as well

gh0stcr33p 2020-06-06 23:38:23 UTC #41

I'll just go ahead and promote myself here as well. I'm ghost, I'm 17 and biracial and have been working on my comic Mirror Monster since 2017
https://tapas.io/series/Mirror-Monster

megamega 2020-06-07 03:06:07 UTC #42

I'm a black writer that's new to Tapas. I was really nervous about publishing this novel because it's dialogue is written in AAVE (African American Vernacular English) and I know many non-black people consider it to be "improper" so I worry it will turn people off from the novel. Most books are written in the typical standard English. But I find it very comfortable and relatable to read. I hope others who are black and speak in AAVE will find it comfortable as well. https://tapas.io/series/High-Tech-Low-Life

Taneka 2020-06-08 02:46:08 UTC #43

I'm Taneka Stotts, a Black & Queer writer who loves telling all sorts of stories. Right now you can catch me telling Casual Hex thanks to the art from my best friends Ria Martinez and Genue Revuelta! We're a diverse team unified by our goal to create stories that don't exist and to keep putting twists on tropes!

https://tapas.io/series/Casual-Hex

vadoll 2020-06-09 07:07:40 UTC #44

Hello! I'm a black writer and artist from New York, and I've been reading comics on Tapas for a few years now.

Like what everyone else is saying, I think a huge step toward inclusivity would be making it easier to locate other black creators. We want to support each other, it's just sometimes hard to find the content unless you already know who and what you're looking for. For the first time since I've signed up for Tapas, I've gotten brave enough to post my own comic!
https://tapas.io/series/Exhale

Anyway, I'm super excited to see the black creators and love that this forum thread exists! Just found some good stories and can't wait to read all the art!

danitasibert 2020-06-09 17:47:02 UTC #45

thank you for pinning this thread, as a black creator it means so much for the support of everyone
for black creators even when we feel invisible.
here are my comics:

shadowsfinger5 2020-06-10 22:07:39 UTC #46

Hello, I am a black author as well, this is my story - https://tapas.io/series/Dual-Sword-God

TadxSarah 2020-06-11 00:53:07 UTC #47

I guess i'll post my comics in the official thread for this too XD.
My name is Tad and i'm a black author as well. almost all my comics have a black male protagonist with a diverse cast. My wife Sarah is the artist.

saintc 2020-06-11 12:01:05 UTC #48

Haven't been here in a minute.
Here to say thank you for the Tapas twitter shout out, and to those that linked me on the thread. Means a lot.

sistergirl88 2020-06-11 15:34:44 UTC #49

I just started on Tapas and I love that you are supporting the Black creators. https://m.tapas.io/series/Nymphian_Tale_of_Two_Worlds/info

DR3 2020-06-12 02:15:53 UTC #50

Thank you. I hope many of you enjoy.
I am a black artist currently working to improve my art and writing for some time now, which accumulated into a world I've named, The Godhead Universe. My current webcomic Above, Below is acting as it's prologue.

Above, Below is a supernatural sci-fi/fantasy webcomic series about an ex- covert operative becoming infected with a mysterious virus that unlocks hidden supernatural abilities within human DNA, re-igniting an ancient conflict between the remaining ancestors of a forgotten civilization and a collective rogue of demonic spirits plotting to destroy a recently discovered alien object believed to be God.

After becoming infected by a mysterious virus that nearly destroyed himself and former teammates, Agent Red re-awakens from a coma within a high security lab owned by the multinational conglomerate Bernay Group and learns his DNA has become the foundation of a new form of biotechnology that has also unwittingly resurrected an ancient demonic deity within him, known as The Whispering.

katsukawamari 2020-06-12 11:05:05 UTC #51

Hiii! Black Latin-American creator here! I think Tapas is already doing great just for asking our opinions and showing their support! I think that it would be great to get a Black Creator staff picks from time to time! Also it would be great to get them picked by the black staff too!
This would totally help us to connect with other black artists

BTW this is my series I hope you guys like it>>
https://tapas.io/series/The-Bride-of-the-Fox