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Spider-Byte returns to Marvel Comics in the upcoming EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #1! It's been a WHILE since I've written my girl Margo, feels good to be back. I teamed up with illustrator and author Eric Gapstur on the story. Here's a sneak peek at Eric's inks. And peep that beautiful variant cover by Mahmud Asrar and colorist Marte Gracia!
The rest of the issue includes the return of some fan favorite characters and introduces a new spider variant. EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #1 hits stores February 21, 2024!
#marvel#spiderverse#edge of spiderverse#spiderbyte#margo kess#comics#eric gapstur#nilah magruder#mahmud asrar#marte gracia#spiderman
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Artwork by Nilah Magruder
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Fave Five: MG with Ace-Spec MCs
Fave Five: MG with Ace-Spec MCs
Hazel’s Theory of Evolution by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
Rick by Alex Gino
The One Who Loves You Most by medina
A-Okay by Jarad Greene
The Trouble with Robots by Michelle Mohrweis
Bonus: Coming in 2023, Reel Love by Nilah Magruder and Just Lizzie by Karen Wilfrid
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#A-Okay#Alex Gino#Asexual#Just Lizzie#Karen Wilfrid#Lisa Jenn Bigelow#medina#MG#Michelle Mohrweis#Middle Grade#Nilah Magruder#Reel Love#Rick#The One Who Loves You Most#The Trouble With Robots
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Marvel Preview: Edge Of Spider-Verse #1
Read a preview of Edge Of Spider-Verse #1 from Marvel Comics, written by Nilah Magruder, Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, with art by Travel Foreman and Eric Gapstur.
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Marvel Preview: Edge Of Spider-Verse #1
Read a preview of Edge Of Spider-Verse #1 from Marvel Comics, written by Nilah Magruder, Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, with art by Travel Foreman and Eric Gapstur.
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Spider-Heroes new and old swing into Mahmud Asrar's Edge of Spider-Verse #1 Foil Cover
Spider-Heroes new and old swing into Mahmud Asrar's Edge of Spider-Verse #1 Foil Cover #comics #comicbooks
Edge of Spider-Verse, the now perennial Spider-Hit is back and building towards the next great Spider-Verse epic! Arriving in February, the series will take readers to the bleeding edge of the Spider-Verse once more, reacquainting you with old favorites and introducing you to some of the most important web-slinging heroes you haven’t met yet!
Like other of Marvel’s hottest launches, Edge of…
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#chad hardin#collin kelly#comic books#Comics#edge of spider-verse#eric gapstur#jackson lanzing#mahmud asrar#marvel#nilah magruder#travel foreman#variant covers
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"Edge of Spider-Verse" Comic Book Series Returns in 2024
Marvel Comics has announced the return of Edge of Spider-Verse, which will once again feature old favorite web-slingers and introduce some new spider-heroes.
Edge of the Spider-Verse #1 will contain the first appearance of Weapon VIII in a story from writers Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing and artist Travel Foreman. In this universe, when Weapon X escapes his facility, Weapon VIII is called on to get him back.
Also in Edge of Spider-Verse #1 is a new Spider-Byte adventure from writer Nilah Magruder and artist Eric Gapstur.
Plus, the first issue will also be the start of a saga that will set up the next Spider-Versal stories.
Edge of Spider-Verse #1 (0f 4), featuring a cover by Chad Herdin, goes on sale on February 21, 2024.
(Image via Marvel Comics - Chad Hardin's Cover of Edge of Spider-Verse #1)
#edge of spider-verse#edge of spider-verse 2024#collin kelly#jackson lanzing#travel foreman#nilah magruder#eric gapstur#chad hardin#spider-byte#weapon viii#spider-verse#marvel comics#TGCLiz
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M.F.K.
by Nilah Magruder
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“The Same Place as the Music” Lighting & Color
“Where is the light coming from?” “The same place as the music.” Andrew Lesnie, Cinematographer of LOTR
How & Why It's A Problem
If I had to summarize the frustration I have with this topic in one image, I'd use JeCorey Holder's (queer Black creative!) meme:
Now here's the thing. I'm not saying you have to be a master at lighting. I'm surely not. Hell, I still play around with lighting in my art in ways that aren’t the ‘most realistic’. You can’t ask me the technical explanations behind ‘color theory’ or 'contrast' without me doing some more reading. However… I don’t think anyone needs an art degree to understand this point:
We should be able to SEE your brown skinned Black characters!
I brought this up in my lessons about skin tones and blushing, and it applies with lighting as well. If all of your other characters have focused light and shadows, so should your Black characters.
However, this does NOT mean making them lighter-skinned!!!!
It's not funny nor logical at all to suggest that they somehow can't be seen like your other characters when you’re the one creating the piece. It's like a classic fifth-grade racist joke, “You blend in at night”. Har-de-har.
I was once rudely told to my face (well in the DMs) that a Black character that was completely Europeanized looked like that “because of the [sepia] lighting”. So I'm going to give you all, gracious readers, an example to show that that's not true.
This is Ana Flávia, Afro-Brazilian model! Gaze upon her beauty! Notice how in both of these filters, Ana did not, in fact, turn into a white woman! Because, my friends, that is not how that works! At all!
Here are some other examples of Black people in non-color lighting:
None of these people vanished from the frame just because there was no color. They didn't have to paint on lighter makeup to be captured by the camera. What do they all have in common (in this example)?
Lighting!
Now let’s discuss different ways to think about and potentially try instead!
What I want you all to keep in mind, is that the art you’re painting:
And I know that's silly right, like yeah no shit Ice, we knew that. BUT my point here is don’t be afraid to study photography, theatre, and staging for ideas. They actively work with light! It’s why I share so many images of models; it’s purposeful, focused staging of light with many of these compositions!
Brown-skinned Black people- brown-skinned people in general- GLOW in the light! Our skin reflects environmental light! There’s so much opportunity to play with that, and you can see different examples in those mediums.
Here are a couple articles of lighting in film focused on Black actors.
When lighting a person with dark complexion, the answer is not LIGHTENING THE SKIN, it’s understanding how light reflects off of dark skin.” -Nilah Magruder
Nilah Magruder (Black creator!) has an ENTIRE, thorough and wonderful essay on the topic, far better than I could give! She incorporates the use of cameras, lighting, painting, and more- so rather than be redundant here, I'm going to spotlight (ha see what I did there. It's okay, I know I'm funny) her and her explanation.
Incorporating Blackness in Color/Colorful Lighting
@dsm7 has an excellent and short visual explanation of how picking certain colors will lead to washing out or whitewashing Black characters, and how certain lighting and backgrounds (think the black and white photos on brighter backgrounds) will change the way their skin tone looks.
@nicosbighead has one of my favorite images on here, that shows how many different colors can still be used to convey the image of Blackness. Notice how all those pinks still worked?
@gaksdesigns has a beautiful picture here that I feel utilizes the light in a very minimal yet effective way to show highlights even on a palette that's fully brown.
This article approaches from a lighting perspective via filmmaking, but essentially Sade Ndya suggests instead of increasing the amount of light, change the color/lens of the light based on your character’s skin, as well as for the circumstances of the scene. They'll remain vibrant that way, and you’ll still capture what you need.
I know one way I do this on CSP (I think I’ve mentioned this but I can’t remember) is to use the Add Glow tool with the same or a similar shade of the character’s brown skin tone as a highlight under natural light, or maybe use different colors or filters depending on the sort of light on their skin at the time.
Here’s a reddit about it too, just because I know y’all value Reddit on here, and someone else discussed the topic that both Nilah and Sade discussed.
Is It Intentional?
There are going to be times where you intend for the light to be minimal. Maybe it’s a style choice. That should still show purposeful composition. Here’s an interview with famed Black director Ava Duvernay discussing the intentional darkness on Black actors in the prison scene in the movie Selma. To show that they're both trapped in prison AND that Martin is temporarily low on resolve- it's a part of the story that's being told.
I'm always talking about this: there is a difference between intention (and following through), and neglecting to think about it at all. And neglect isn't what we want, because often we can tell visually when it is- when an artist simply did not think to do it for one versus the rest.
Sidenote, on Youtube in the suggestions after Ava's interview, are also plenty of videos discussing lighting for dark-skin as well- why not take the chance to look?
Conclusion
We do not lack for light! We aren’t flat and lightless when you see us in life. It's actually a pretty awesome part of being brown-skinned. If you’re giving proper, flattering lighting to everyone else, give it to us as well. Study and experiment with ways to highlight brown skin.
You already know what I’m going to say. It’s going to take practice, same as anything else, because it’s the thought that counts, but the action that delivers!
#creatingblackcharacters#character design#black characters#black art#black character design#black artists
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Edge of Spider-Verse #1 - "The Glitch" (2024)
written by Nilah Magruder
art by Eric Gapstur & Frank D'Armata
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2023 books with a-spec characters
i made a list like this one for both 2021 and 2022 during ace week and people seemed to like those posts, so I’m back with a 2023 version! some of these books already have covers and synopses, while some only have a short deal announcement, but I’ve listed the specific rep for the books i could find it for. if you have any additions, feel free to add onto the post. i will update it when i find new releases. i acknowledge that most of the representation listed here is ace spectrum only, but there are a handful of aro-spec characters as well. happy last day of ace week!
a song of salvation by alechia dow (ya scifi, demi mc)
being ace edited by madeline dyer (ya anthology, ace-spec mcs)
bleeding heart by brittany m. willows (ya fantasy, grey-ace mc, demi-aro/demi-ace mc, aro bi mc, sequel to bloody spade)
daughter of wind and twilight by helen corcoran (ya fantasy, wlw demi mc, sequel to queen of coin and whispers)
ethera grave by essa hansen (adult scifi, ace-spec mc, book 3 in a trilogy)
he who drowned the world by shelley parker-chan (adult historical fantasy, sapphic genderqueer ace-spec mc, sequel to she who became the sun)
here goes nothing by emma k. ohland (ya contemporary, wlw ace mc)
how to sell your blood and fall in love by d.n. bryn (mlm grey-ace mc, adult paranormal romance)
just lizzie by karen wilfrid (mg contemporary, ace mc)
love letters for joy by melissa see (ya contemporary, pan ace mc)
planning perfect by haley neil (ya contemporary, ace mc)
reel love by nilah magruder (mg contemporary, ace mc)
spark of magic by hailey gonzales (ya fantasy, aro bi mc)
the midnight kingdom by tara sim (adult fantasy, ace mc, sequel to the city of dusk)
this dark descent by kalyn josephson (ya fantasy, aroace mc)
two can play at that game by leanne yong (ya contemporary, demi mc)
wren martin ruins it all by amanda dewitt (ya contemporary, mlm ace mc)
you don’t have a shot by racquel marie (ya contemporary, wlw ace mc)
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From Edge of Spider-Verse Vol. 4 #001
“New Toys”, by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing (W), Travel Foreman and Brian Reber (A)
“The Glitch”, by Nilah Magruder (W), Eric Gapstur and Frank D’Armata (A)
“Prologue”, by Alex Segura (W), Salvador Larroca and GURU-eFX (A)
#edge of spider-verse#weapon viii#peter parker#weapon x#logan#abraham cornelius#captain america#steve rogers#colonel thompson#spider-byte#margo kess#shocker#herman schultz#travesty#rico estevez#spider-man#miguel o'hara#madame web#julia carpenter#marvel#comics#marvel comics
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Lol! I can totally relate to Kamala here!
Even after graduating college myself, I’m still having difficulty deciding what ultimate career path that I want to take...
From Marvel Rising (2019) #1 by Nilah Magruder & Roberto DI Salvo.
#ms marvel#kamala khan#ms marvel kamala khan#ms marvel comics#marvel rising#miles morales#spider man#squirrel girl#doreen green#marvel comics#relatability
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hi! love what you do!!! are there any newer middle grade books with asexual mcs? thanks!!!
Thank you! Not sure how new counts as newer, but the newest I know of are Every Bird a Prince by Jenn Reese, The Trouble with Robots by Michelle Mohrweis and A-Okay by Jarad Greene. However, there are two more coming up: Just Lizzie by Karen Wilfrid, which will be out in November, and Reel Love by Nilah Magruder, which doesn't yet have a public pub date.
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Marvel's Edge Of Spider-Verse Returning With... Spider-Wolverine?
Marvel's Edge of Spider-Verse is returning with... Spider-Wolverine?
During Dan Slott‘s return to Spider-Man, he wrote an arc called End of the Spider-Verse. So no more Spider-Mans, right? Naturally, that’s not what happened. And now we have even more Spider-Mans than ever before, as Marvel is bringing back Edge of Spider-Verse.
The new iteration of the anthology series will debut in February 2024, and feature new tales of alternate Spider-folks. And it looks…
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Marvel's Edge Of Spider-Verse Returning With... Spider-Wolverine?
Marvel's Edge of Spider-Verse is returning with... Spider-Wolverine?
During Dan Slott‘s return to Spider-Man, he wrote an arc called End of the Spider-Verse. So no more Spider-Mans, right? Naturally, that’s not what happened. And now we have even more Spider-Mans than ever before, as Marvel is bringing back Edge of Spider-Verse.
The new iteration of the anthology series will debut in February 2024, and feature new tales of alternate Spider-folks. And it looks…
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