Juliana “Jewels” Smith is the creator and writer of (H)afrocentric that features four disgruntled undergrads of color and their adventures at Ronald Reagan University. In 2016, Smith took home the Glyph Award for Best Writer for Volume 4 of her independent series. She was also honored by the African American Library and Museum of Oakland with the first annual Excellence in Comics and Graphic Novels Award. She created (H)afrocentric as a way to challenge students and readers alike about the presumptions around race, class, gender and sexuality through character dialogue. She has given talks about the relationship between comics, humor, racial justice, and gender equity at The Schomburg Center, New York Comic Con, Studio Museum of Harlem, The Cooper Union, and more.
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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 Comics in Hypelit.com
- (H)afrocentric Starred Review in Kirkus
- (H)afrocentric in The San Francisco Chronicle
- (H)afrocentric Comics in Socialism & Democracy
- (H)afrocentric Comics in Hypelit.com