#SheGoHard- AFUA RICHARDSON talks GENIUS, BLACK PANTHER, and The Space for Women in Comics

Y'all know all of us here at GhettoManga love the mighty multi-talented artist, musician, and cos-player Afua Richardson, so watching this interview on TVONE's SISTER CIRCLE just gave me an excuse to drop some photos from the Afuniverse...

That #BlackGirlMagic is on FULL DISPLAY in this WORLD OF WAKANDA preview!

I already know you're feeling this cover art to Black Panther: World of Wakanda by the mighty Afua Richardson, so go ahead and peep the rest of the preview art below and we can chop it up when you get done...

How can you NOT love the mighty @AfuaRichardson? #sheGoHard

You're reading this blog because you love comics, hip hop, art, and/or the subculture(s) thereof.  So you must love a polymath like Afua Richardson who smashes comics, makes music, and builds bridges for creators on the low, right?  Just watch this video and act like you know...

The mighty @AfuaRichardson talks bird calling, drawing comics, and hip hop on the @CrowdFinderPod cast

Police Brutality. Peaceful Protest ignored. Gang Truce. it's not CNN, it's the new GENIUS TPB from @TopCow!

When Top Cow dropped this inventive action thriller written by Marc Bernardin & Adam Freeman and Illustrated by Afua Richardson last summer, they couldn't have known how much police brutality, urban protests movements, gang truces, and violent uprisings would dominate the media for the next year. But even if it's coincidental, that doesn't make GENIUS any less timely now that the trade paperback is in stores.

IN STORES NOW: GENIUS #3- the art by @AfuaRichardson is FREAKIN' GORGEOUS!!!

If you're not reading GENIUS, you are officially snoozing. It might just be a cat nap, though: Top Cow is releasing issues 1-5 weekly. so it's easy to get took unawares. But don't fret, just wipe that gunk outta your eyes and peep this preview of GENIUS #3...

DON'T BLINK! A new issue of GENIUS comes out this week! Art by the mighty @AfuaRichardson!

I haven't heard any word of Top Cow's inner city action thriller GENIUS being optioned for movies, cable or streaming teevee, but it's set in South Central Los Angeles, so we'll see. Anyways, check out this preview of GENIUS #2...

Peep this preview of @TopCow's upcoming urban thriller GENIUS, with art by the lovely and talented @AfuaRichardson

If you're part of the "there's no black people making comics" crowd, or you're always screaming "there's not enough women artists in the industry"... You probably need to lay off the caffeine. But don't worry, I'm not gonna take your Starbucks from you. I just recommend you read this preview of the upcoming Top Cow series GENIUS while you sip your caramel macchiato...

IN STORES NOW- "African American Classics" #begBorrowSteal

I totally missed it- "GENIUS" by Afua Richardson

I first came across Afua Richardson years ago on the Artxilla message boards back when that was my primary method of scouting talent and sharing my own work. She was going by the name Lakota Sioux back then, and her work was pretty good. I went through period where I was spending less time socializing with artists and more time prospecting for clients (with mixed results), and she was one of the people who I just lost track of.  In that time, Afua's work REALLY took off, including doing the art on Genius for Top Cow's Pilot Season, which eventually spawned a mini-series. Here's the Pilot issue of Genius, in it's entirety.