Ronald Wimberly

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Ronald Wimberly
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Wimberly moderates a panel at Small Press Expo 2016
Born (1979-04-28) April 28, 1979 (age 44)
United States
Area(s) Cartoonist, Artist
Notable works
 Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm
Prince of Cats
"Lighten Up"
Awards see full list
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Ronald Wimberly (born April 28, 1979) is an American cartoonist. He has published several graphic novels, as well as shorter works for The New Yorker , DC/Vertigo, Nike, Marvel, Hill and Wang, and Dark Horse Comics. Wimberly was the 2016 Columbus Museum of Art comics resident, and was a two-time resident cartoonist at Angoulême's Maison des Auteurs. He is the recipient of the 2008 Glyph Comics Award, and has been nominated for two Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards.

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Early life and education

Ronald Wimberly was born on April 28, 1979, and raised in and around Washington, D.C. [1] He studied illustration in Brooklyn at Pratt Institute from 1997 to 2001, and now lives and works in New York City.

Career

Wimberly's first professional published work was Gratuitous Ninja: Tangerine which was published in the 2004 Dark Horse Comics anthology Strip Search. [2] Wimberly quickly established a reputation as a cartoonist and storyteller with a particular interest in physical action and human anatomy, and in stories exploring narrative subjectivity.[ citation needed ] By 2007, he had worked for various companies as an artist and designer on a number of titles, including Swamp Thing, Lucifer, Metal Hurlant , Deadman and Dark Horse Presents . [3]

In 2007, Wimberly illustrated his first book-length project, Sentences: The Life of MF Grimm , a collaborative graphic memoir written by the hip hop artist Percy Carey (better known as MF Grimm), and released by DC/Vertigo. Sentences was nominated for two 2008 Eisner Awards, [4] and received two 2008 Glyph Awards (for Best Story and Best Cover). [5]

In 2012, Wimberly created, wrote and illustrated his first solo graphic novel, Prince of Cats , a modern urban remix of Romeo and Juliet . It was released by DC/Vertigo to wide acclaim, and later come out in a hardcover edition from Image Comics. [6]

Following a stint on Marvel's She-Hulk , Wimberly wrote and illustrated a comic for The Nib entitled "Lighten Up," in which he analyzed the approach to race, skin color, and continuity by the Marvel Comics editorial team, as well as the comics industry in general. The strip was widely read and discussed, and was nominated for a Will Eisner Comics Industry Award for Best Digital Comic. [7]

In 2016, Image Comics announced an ongoing partnership with Wimberly that included the new edition of Prince of Cats, 2017's Black History In Its Own Words, and several other forthcoming projects.

In 2018 Prince of Cats was optioned for cinematic adaptation by Legendary Entertainment, and is now in development by screenwriter Selwyn Hinds with actor Lakeith Stanfield attached to star. [8] [9] Wimberly has also created LAAB, an ongoing newspaper-format art magazine, a "pop-culture dialectic".

Wimberly's forthcoming books include Slave Punk and Sunset Park for Image Comics, [6] and the ongoing project LAAB Magazine for Beehive Books.

Awards and honors

Bibliography

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References

  1. ↑ Sheena C. Howard, Encyclopedia of Black Comics, 2017, p. 228
  2. ↑ Horne, Karama (August 23, 2018). "Indie Comic Spotlight: Ronald Wimberly is one of the most breathlessly talented people in comics". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ronald Wimberly - 'D-π' - Comic Book DB". www.comicbookdb.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "2008 Eisner Nominations Announced | CBR". www.cbr.com. April 14, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. May 19, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Image Expo: Ronald Wimberly Talks the Return of Prince of Cats at Image". SKTCHD. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  7. ↑ "The Time A Cartoonist Was Told To 'Lighten Up' A Character". NPR.org. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  8. ↑ Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 1, 2018). "Legendary Lands Graphic Novel 'Prince Of Cats' As Star Vehicle For Lakeith Stanfield". Deadline. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  9. ↑ "PRINCE OF CATS Film Adaptation in the Works - Report". Newsarama. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  10. ↑ Barsanti, Sam (April 20, 2016). "2016 Eisner nominees include Squirrel Girl, Giant Days, and Bitch Planet". News. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  11. 1 2 Andrea Demonakos. "New Featured Guests for VanCAF 2018: Craig Thompson, Ronald Wimberly, and Steve Skroce | VanCAF 2019 - May 18 & 19" . Retrieved February 3, 2019.
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