Joel Christian Gill
Joel Christian Gill (born 15 January 1975) is an American cartoonist, educator, and author of a number of graphic novels from Fulcrum Publishing: Strange Fruit Vol I: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History, Bass Reeves: Tales of the Talented Tenth No.1, and Bessie Stringfield: Tales of the Talented Tenth, No. 2, Strange Fruit Vol II: More Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History, a picture book "Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield's First Ride" from Lion Forge and Fights: One Boys Triumph Over Violence a memoir about how children deal with trauma and abuse from Oni Press. He has taught studio art, Illustration and comics while serving as Chair of the Comic Arts and Foundations programs at the New Hampshire Institute of Art and as an Associate Professor of Illustration at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
Joel Christian Gill
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- Born
- 15 January 1975
- Birthplace
- Roanoke, Virginia
- Education
- *Roanoke College
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- comics artist
- Languages
- English
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Joel Christian Gill (born 15 January 1975) is an American cartoonist, educator, and author of a number of graphic novels from Fulcrum Publishing: Strange Fruit Vol I: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History, Bass Reeves: Tales of the Talented Tenth No.1, and Bessie Stringfield: Tales of the Talented Tenth, No. 2, Strange Fruit Vol II: More Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History, a picture book "Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield's First Ride" from Lion Forge and Fights: One Boys Triumph Over Violence a memoir about how children deal with trauma and abuse from Oni Press. He has taught studio art, Illustration and comics while serving as Chair of the Comic Arts and Foundations programs at the New Hampshire Institute of Art and as an Associate Professor of Illustration at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
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In 2023 he adaptated Dr. Ibram X Kendi's Stamped from the Beginning a Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America for Ten Speed Press. He is currently the inaugural chair of the MFA in Visual Narrative at Boston University.
Key facts
Key facts
• Born — 15 January 1975 • Birthplace — Roanoke, Virginia • Education — *Roanoke College • Boston University • Website — www.joelchristiangill.com
Early life
Early life
Gill earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art from Roanoke College and a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Boston University in 2004.
Career
Career
Owing to the success of his ongoing series of graphic novels highlighting little known and uncelebrated historical African-Americans and the contributions they made to American history, Gill is frequently profiled in print and interviewed on television and radio. He is also asked to speak at comic arts conventions and college campuses across the U.S. He has also contributed to the Huffington Post advocating for the end to Black History Month and for the incorporation of the achievements of African-Americans into the larger narrative of American history. Gill is also a member of the Boston Comics Roundtable.
Strange Fruit duology
Strange Fruit duology
• Strange Fruit, Volume I: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History (2014) • Strange Fruit, Volume II: More Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History (2018)
Tales of the Talented Tenth trilogy
Tales of the Talented Tenth trilogy
• Bass Reeves (2014) • Bessie Stringfield (2016) • Robert Smalls (2021)
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Identity
Joel Christian Gill is recorded as comics artist.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1975
Joel Christian Gill was born in 1975 at Roanoke.
Activity and practice
Joel Christian Gill is recorded as having studied at Boston University College of Fine Arts and Roanoke College.
Standalone books
• Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield's First Ride (2019) • Fights: One Boy's Triumph Over Violence (2020) • Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America (2023)
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Awards and honors
In 2016, Gill was honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award from Boston University. Awards for Gill's books • Year — Title — Award — Result — Ref. • 2018 — Bessie Stringfield: Tales of the Talented Tenth, No. 2 — Great Graphic Novels for Teens — Selection • 2019 — Strange Fruit, Volume II: More Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History — Great Graphic Novels for Teens — Selection • 2021 — Fights: One Boy's Triumph Over Violence — Great Graphic Novels for Teens — Top 10
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