This is a guide to selected materials in the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum collection that have been created by artists who are African American, Latin/x American, Asian American, and Indigenous Peoples of the Americas.

Each guide is presented in two different organizational structures containing the same content, in order to facilitate varying researcher needs. The first section of each guide is organized by material type (biographical files, original art, archival collections, bound volumes, comic books, online resources, and more), and the second is organized alphabetically by creator.

This resource is a work in progress and is not intended to be a complete list of all cartoonists who identify as African American, Latin/x American, Asian American, or Indigenous Peoples of the Americas. 

We welcome suggestions of cartoonists whose work is held in our collection that can be added to this list. We also welcome suggestions of cartoonists whose work we should seek to add to our collection. Finally, if you see any errors, please let us know! Email us at cartoons@osu.edu.

Here are additional resources that might be helpful:
https://cartoonistsofcolor.com/
https://cbldf.org/profiles-in-black-cartooning/
https://blacknerdproblems.com/
https://libguides.marist.edu/c.php?g=1138392&p=8306842

Information in the Guide to Multicultural Resources was originally compiled by Joe Miller in 2012. Materials added to the collection after this date may not be reflected here.

Header background image is courtesy of Love and Rockets by Gilbert Hernandez 1996.

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Dawud Anyabwile (b.1965)

Also known as: David Sims, David J. A. Sims

Creator website: https://www.instagram.com/brothermancomix/?hl=en

Sample title(s): Brotherman

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Ho Che Anderson (b.1969)

Creator website: https://www.instagram.com/hocheanderson/?hl=en

Sample title(s): I want to be your Dog; King: a comic book biography

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Robb Armstrong (b.1962)

Creator website: https://www.robbarmstrong.com/ 

Sample title(s): Jump Start; Junior’s Life

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Kyle Baker (b.1966)

Sample title(s): Kyle Baker cartoonist; Dick Tracy; Nat Turner 

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Matt Baker (1921-1959)

Also known as: Clarence Matthew Baker

Sample title(s): Phantom Lady

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Darrin Bell (b.1975)

Creator website(s):  http://darrinbell.com/

Sample title(s): Rudy Park, Candorville collection; editorial cartoons

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Stephen Bentley (b.1954)

Creator website: https://www.creators.com/features/herb-and-jamaal

Sample title(s): Herb and Jamaal

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Ray Billingsley (b.1957)

Creator website: http://www.billingsleyart.com/

Sample title(s): Curtis

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Nelson Blackwell (b.1969)

Also known as: Grey

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Winston Blakely

Creator website: https://blakelyworkstudio.weebly.com/

Sample title(s): Little Miss Strange

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Brumsic Brandon, Jr. (1927-2014)

Sample title(s): Luther

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Barbara Brandon-Croft (b.1958)

Creator website: https://www.instagram.com/barbarabrandoncroft/?hl=en; https://www.facebook.com/barbara.brandoncroft

Sample title(s): Where I’m Coming From

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Mark Bright (b.1955)

Also known as:  M. D. Bright, Mark D. Bright

Creator website: http://www.mdbright.com/

Sample title(s): Green Lantern; Icon

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Buck Brown (1936-2007)

Also known as: Bobby Brown, Robert Brown

Sample title(s): Playboy’s Buck Brown

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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David G. Brown

Creator website: http://www.davidgbrown.studio

Sample title(s): The Historical West Adams District, Bebop to Hip Hop, editorial cartoons

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C. M. Campbell

Creator website: http://www.cmcampbellart.com/

Sample title(s): Children in Health, That Ol’ English

That Ol' English Cover

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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 E. Simms (Elmer Simms) Campbell (1906-1971)

Sample title(s): Cuties, illustrations for Esquire

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Wayne Cash

Creator website: https://www.instagram.com/wayne_cash729/?hl=en;  https://twitter.com/waydre

Sample title(s): Harry the Cop

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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ChrisCross

Creator website: https://thechriscrosserblog.net/

Also known as: Chris Cross, Christopher Williams  

Sample title(s): Captain Marvel

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Chester Commodore (1914-2004)

Works include: editorial cartoons

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Denys Cowan (b.1961)

Creator website: https://www.denyscowanart.com/

Sample title(s): Frank; Badger goes Berserk

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Jerry Craft

Creator website: https://jerrycraft.com/

Sample title(s): Mama’s Boyz; New Kid

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Nate Creekmore (b.1982)

Creator website: https://creekingmore.com/

Sample title(s): Maintaining

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Victor Dandridge  

Creator website: https://www.vantageinhouse.com/

Sample title(s):  Knight and Daye, The Samaritan

The Samaritan Cover

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Michael Davis (b.1958)

Creator website: https://www.facebook.com/michaeldavishere

Sample title(s): Etc.

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Phonzie Davis

Creator website: https://www.facebook.com/lefthanded.sophie; https://www.instagram.com/sophiagaia/?hl=en; 

Also known as:  Left-Handed Sophie

Sample title(s): 33%; Jo-Jo Pow and the Synthesizer

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Tom Feelings (1933-2003)

Sample title(s): The Middle Passage: White Ships Black Cargo; Jambo Means Hello

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Billy Graham (1935-1997)

Also known as: William Henderson Graham

Sample title(s): Jungle Action; Luke Cage

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Grass Green

Also known as: Richard Eugene Green, Richard Grass Green

Sample title(s): Sinnin’; Ghetto Bitch

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

 

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Oliver “Ollie” W. Harrington (1912-1995)

Sample title(s): Bootsie and others; editorial cartoons

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Seitu Hayden

Creator website: http://www.saytoons.com/

Also known as: William Hayden

Sample title(s): Hearts of Africa

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Shepherd Hendrix

Sample title(s): Restaurant at the end of the universe; But there ain’t no Christmas at Slapjack Joe’s

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Al Hollingsworth (1928-2000)

Also known as: A.C. Hollingsworth, Al Holly, Alvin C. Hollingsworth

Sample title(s): Cat-Man Comics

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Wilbert Holloway (1899-1969)

Sample title(s): Sunnyboy Sam

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  • Archival Materials

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Reginald Hudlin (b.1961)

Creator website: http://hudlinentertainment.com/ 

Sample title(s): Spider-man; Birth of a Nation; Black Panther

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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J.M. Hunter

Creator website: theartofhunter.com

Sample title(s): Make Mine, Lil’ Monsters

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Jamal Igle (b.1972)

Creator website: https://jamaligle.com/

Also known as: Jamal Yaseem

Sample title(s): Green Lantern

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Jay Jackson (1906-1954)

Sample title(s): Speed Jaxon; So What?; editorial cartoons

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Tim Jackson (b.1958)

Creator website: https://obita4.wixsite.com/clstoons2/about

Sample title(s): Pioneering Cartoonists of Color; editorial cartoons

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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John Jennings (b.1970)

Creator website: https://creativedisturbance.org/voice/john-jennings/; https://www.facebook.com/john.jennings.9659

Sample title(s): I am Alfonso Jones; Black Comix; Out of Sequence

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Todd Johnson 

Sample title(s): Tribe

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Samuel Joyner (1924-2020)

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Keith Knight (b.1966)

Creator website: https://kchronicles.com/

Sample title(s): The K Chronicles; The Knight Life

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Brian McDonald (b.1965)

Creator website: https://writeinvisibleink.com/

Sample title(s): Harry the Cop; Lost in Space

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Dwayne McDuffie (1962-2011)

Sample title(s): The Amazing Spider-man; Icon

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Aaron McGruder (b.1975)

Creator website: https://www.instagram.com/boondocksbootleg/?hl=en

Sample title(s): The Boondocks

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Sam Milai (1908-1970)

Sample title(s): Facts about the Negro; editorial cartoons

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Bryan C. Moss 

Creator website: https://www.instagram.com/strangethingsmoss/ 

Sample title(s):  Rita’s Dream

The Eightfold Path Cover

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Ossie Ogwo (b.1955)

Works include: editorial cartoons

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Turtel Onli (b.1952)

Creator website: http://www.onlistudios.com/; http://artofonli.blogspot.com/

Sample title(s): Sustah-girl

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Jackie Ormes (1911-1985)

Also known as: Zelda Malvin Jackson

Sample title(s): Torchy Brown

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Keith Pollard (b.1950)

Sample title(s): Cobalt Blue

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Christopher J. (Christopher James) Priest (b.1961)

Also known as: James Christopher Owsley, Jim Owsley, Owz, Priest

Sample title(s): Triumph; Impulse

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John R. Ridley (b.1964)

Sample title(s): The American Way

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Ron Rogers (1954-2020)

Creator website: https://getintoon.wordpress.com/

Sample title(s): All Together Now

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Ted Shearer (1919-1992)

Sample title(s): Quincy

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Jonathan D. Smith

Also known as: J. D. Smith, Jon D. Smith

Sample title(s): Rockwood

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Brian Stelfreeze

Creator website: https://www.instagram.com/stelfreeze/?hl=en

Sample title(s): Cycops

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Jerry Stewart (1923-1995)

Sample title(s): Little Moments

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John Stinsman

Sample title(s): Avengelyne

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Thomas “Tommy” A. Stockett (1924-2007)

Works include: editorial cartoons

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Larry Stroman (b.1961)

Sample title(s): Alien Legion; Cloak and Dagger

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Rob Stull (b.1967)

Creator website: http://robstull.com/art/

Sample title(s): Spider-man Adventures

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Melvin Tapley (1918-2005)

Also known as: Mel Tapley, Tap Melvin, Stann Pat

Works include: editorial cartoons

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Cory Thomas

Creator website: http://illustration.seethomas.com/

Sample title(s): Watch your Head

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Dann Tincher

Creator website: https://dann.eyetrauma.net/comics/

Sample title(s): Whisp

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Jonathan Todd

Creator website: https://cecilhall.tumblr.com/

Sample title(s): Cecil

Timid Cover

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Lance Tooks (b.1962)

Creator website: https://www.facebook.com/lancetooks; https://www.instagram.com/lancetooks/?hl=en 

Sample title(s): Narcissa; Lucifer’s Garden of Verses

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Morrie Turner (b.1923)

Sample title(s): Wee Pals; Nipper

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Trevor Von Eeden (b.1959)

Creator website: https://www.facebook.com/trevor.voneeden

Sample title(s): Batman; Black Canary

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Robert L. Washington III (1964-2012)

Sample title(s): Static Shock!

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Steven Lane Watkins

Sample title(s): Housebroken

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection:

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Ron Wilson

Sample title(s): Super Boxers; Wolfpack

Materials by or about this creator in the BICLM collection: