The Jones are the founders of Midnight Comics LLC. The two are married, passionate parents and creators who wanted to create stories that aren't afraid to take risks and characters that their children could see themselves in. They also wanted to create more characters that not only look like them, but to create scenarios that show that we are not a monolith. Today Llord Jones joins to share more on Grey, co-created with his wife Tosha. Toshi J is the writer and creator of Admani and the writer of The Grey. Toshi is a wife, mother of three, actress, writer, and business owner, as well as a Glyph award winning editor with Konkret Comics. The story of Shameka is an important. It gives us more Black women in the STEM field, while also being a fun sci-fi esc story that balances tone between serious and a bit more comical at times.
We often see men in the comic space, not just as characters, but also as the creators. Not often is there a black woman in the room when these characters are created or even written. Not only is it important for these characters to exist, but it is also important that, like with Black characters in general we need Black people in the room, but that there are Black women in the room, or in charge of the room when telling stories about Black women.
Head over to Kickstarter now to get your copy of Grey today. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/midnightcomics/the-grey-issues-1-3?ref=discovery&term=midnight%20comics&total_hits=31&category_id=250
Shameka Day: Born and raised in Dallas, Texas Shameka has always had a strong love for science and space. She strives to understand the cosmos and all that it holds. At the age of 26, she is an accomplished experimental physicist, having figured out how to create and sustain a mini black hole. Following her biggest scientific breakthrough she is forced to harness her new technology to save the world becoming the hero known as "The Grey"
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