| Ben Passmore | |
|---|---|
 Ben Passmore speaking at the Small Press Expo in November 2019 | |
| Born | 1983 (age 41–42) Great Barrington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Artist |
Notable works | Your Black Friend |
| Awards | Ignatz Award, 2017 |
Ben Passmore (born 1983) [1] is an American comics artist and political cartoonist.
Born and raised in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, [2] Passmore attended art school at Savannah College of Art and Design where he majored in comics with a minor in illustration. [3]
Passmore's works, ranging from the fantastical to the autobiographical, contain social commentary on politics, activism, white supremacy, the United States, sports, and the experience of black Americans. He was a frequent contributor to the comics publication The Nib . [4]
His book Your Black Friend was originally self-published in 2016 and then reissued by Silver Sprocket in 2018. The book is a collection of short vignettes offering the experiences of a black man in a world of white people. Your Black Friend was inspired by Black Skin, White Masks, Frantz Fanon's 1952 book about the impacts of racism. [5] The book has been compared to the Jimbo comic strip by Gary Panter. [6] Passmore's book won the 2017 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Comic, [7] received an Eisner Award nomination that year for Best Single-Issue, [8] and was featured on NPR's list of 100 favorite comics and graphic novels. [9] The work has been adapted into a short animated film. [10]
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