Another reminder that the other book that I illustrated last year (written by @ronaldwimberly) is also currently in stores and available to buy! It’s called Now Let Me Fly, and it’s about the first black fighter pilot in WWI. But really, it encompasses so much than that. It’s a true-life adventure that flies you around the the world, from the boxing rings of Paris to the trenches of World War I. It’s being published by @01firstsecond so I’ll let them tell you more. - NOW LET ME FLY From author Ronald Wimberly, creator of the viral comic Lighten Up, comes a soaring graphic biography that casts new light on the first African-American fighter pilot. On the eve of World War I, Eugene Bullard was a refugee of the Jim Crow South who was determined to find a place where a Black man would be treated as a fellow human being. His search took him from rural Georgia to the streets of Paris, from the vaudeville stage to the boxing ring, and finally, from the muddy trenches to the open skies. In 1914, Bullard joined the fight to defend France—and made history as the world’s first African American fighter pilot. In this candid but sensitive portrait of Bullard, author Ronald Wimberly balances the personal and the historical to interrogate concepts of cynicism, idealism, fear, glory, and the pervasiveness of anti-Black racism. - Unfortunately it’s not coming out until January 3, 2023. For more information, and to pre-order, check out the ‘Now Let Me Fly’ link in my bio. - #ronwimberly #eugenebullard #wwi #ww1 #biplane #boxing #blackhistory #graphicnovel #warcomics #firstsecond #illustrationsketch #sketchbook #characters #charactersketch #comics #comicartist #comicartwork #comicartists #comicartistsoninstagram #digitalsketch #photoshop #cintiq https://www.instagram.com/p/ConO1bMqI5Y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Instant Draw - Ron Wimberly

Reading through my copy of the debut issue of @ronaldwimberly ‘s collective of great things art, comics, essays and interviews in newspaper form from @beehivebooks ! I was a Kickstarter backer yet you can still purchase a copy and enjoy this wonderful spread of everything that lifts a middle finger to the white gaze. 🙏🏾 #ronwimberly #beehivebooks #laabmagazine #bnplit #indiemagazine

Spending an hour in in Ron Wimberly’s sandbox. If you haven’t read his Prince of Cats, you should! #ronwimberly #comics #princeofcats #owensherwoodillustrator #sketchbook #comics https://www.instagram.com/p/CTdO1HkqCgo/?utm_medium=tumblr

#Repost @superchiefgalleryny (@get_repost) ・・・ Very happy to announce this event! We will be working & creating alongside legendary comic book artist @ronaldwimberly 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 visit the gallery every Thursday to take part in this live art night - email [email protected] to pose for us #ronwimberly #ronaldwimberly #liveart #drawing #figuredrawing #superchiefgalleryny #superchiefgallery (at Superchief Gallery NY)

2011 SC Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes: The Authorized Adaptation by Ron Wimberly. 1st paperback edition, 2nd printing. Very good condition as shown in photos. $10 plus shipping. 📚📚🎠🎡🎪🕸️ #raybradbury #ronwimberly #graphicnovel #somethingwickedthiswaycomes #coogeranddarkspandemoniumshadowshow #comingofage #scifi #fantasy #comicbooks #booksofinstagram #igcomicbooks #igbooks #willholloway #jimnightshade #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookseller #bookcollector #collectibles #bibliophile #booklife #bookworm #bookaneer #bookaneer4sale (at Dodge Center, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bum17qrnbu-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=t1jp79hjlrn4

this week’s certified hit is hilarious new western PERDY! gun fights, sex, comedy, frontier humour and drawn in fabulously loose and energetic style makes the action just jump off the page. Perdy it has it all! All done by the super talented Kickliy and published for the NorthAm audience by Image Comics, Perdy is a book length Euro style hardcover that you won’t be able to put down. #imagecomics #kickliy #musnet #perdy #dargaud #ronwimberly #princeofcats #neurotrecordings #moebius #silversurfer #paninicomics (at Worlds Collide) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnZCgDIBami/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=t1xgwdpzkj11

Another little reminder that the next graphic novel that I worked on will becoming out easy next year. It’s called Now Let Me Fly, and it was written by @ronaldwimberly (who needs no introduction). It’s about the first black fighter pilot in WWI. But really, it encompasses so much than that. It’s a true-life adventure that flies you around the the world, from the boxing rings of Paris to the trenches of World War I. It’s being published by @01firstsecond so I’ll let them tell you more. - NOW LET ME FLY From author Ronald Wimberly, creator of the viral comic Lighten Up, comes a soaring graphic biography that casts new light on the first African-American fighter pilot. On the eve of World War I, Eugene Bullard was a refugee of the Jim Crow South who was determined to find a place where a Black man would be treated as a fellow human being. His search took him from rural Georgia to the streets of Paris, from the vaudeville stage to the boxing ring, and finally, from the muddy trenches to the open skies. In 1914, Bullard joined the fight to defend France—and made history as the world’s first African American fighter pilot. In this candid but sensitive portrait of Bullard, author Ronald Wimberly balances the personal and the historical to interrogate concepts of cynicism, idealism, fear, glory, and the pervasiveness of anti-Black racism. - Unfortunately it’s not coming out until January 3, 2023. For more information, and to pre-order, check out the ‘Now Let Me Fly’ link in my bio. - #ronwimberly #eugenebullard #wwi #ww1 #biplane #boxing #blackhistory #graphicnovel #firstsecond #illustrationsketch #sketchbook #characters #charactersketch #comics #comicartist #comicartwork #comicartists #comicartistsoninstagram #digitalsketch #photoshop #cintiq https://www.instagram.com/p/ChIIJrzK2qZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

It’s still black history month! ✨🙏🏾✨ #ronwimberly #bnplit #bookstagram #blackhistoryinitsownwords #bhm

#Repost @svertebrae_ with @repostapp ・・・ @ronaldwimberly #ronwimberly at #RISD #RealTalk Artists in Industry

They announced my latest book last week! It’s called Now Let Me Fly, and it was written by @ronaldwimberly (who needs no introduction). It’s about the first black fighter pilot in WWI. But really, it encompasses so much than that. It’s a true-life adventure story that pulls you around the the world, from the boxing rings of Paris to the trenches of World War I. It’s being published by @01firstsecond so I’ll let them tell you more. - NOW LET ME FLY From author Ronald Wimberly, creator of the viral comic Lighten Up, comes a soaring graphic biography that casts new light on the first African-American fighter pilot. On the eve of World War I, Eugene Bullard was a refugee of the Jim Crow South who was determined to find a place where a Black man would be treated as a fellow human being. His search took him from rural Georgia to the streets of Paris, from the vaudeville stage to the boxing ring, and finally, from the muddy trenches to the open skies. In 1914, Bullard joined the fight to defend France—and made history as the world’s first African American fighter pilot. In this candid but sensitive portrait of Bullard, author Ronald Wimberly balances the personal and the historical to interrogate concepts of cynicism, idealism, fear, glory, and the pervasiveness of anti-Black racism. - Unfortunately it’s not coming out until January 3, 2023. For more information, and to pre-order, check out the ‘Now Let Me Fly’ link in my bio. - #ronwimberly #eugenebullard #wwi #ww1 #biplane #boxing #blackhistory #graphicnovel #firstsecond #comicartist #comicartwork #comicartists #comicartistsoninstagram #comics https://www.instagram.com/p/CdWE70zK22t/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“The story focuses on Tybalt, a character from Romeo and Juliet, and is set in 1980s New York.” • • • Ron Wimberly’s Prince of Cats tho? When this was out of print, I used to check out an old tattered copy from my local library. Wishing one day I could have a copy of my own. Now that it’s been released, I have my own copy and I can buy another for a friend. 🙌🏾 #ronwimberly #princeofcats #imagecomics #BNPLit #Bookstagram