Joel Christian Gill Explained

Birth Date: 15 January 1975
Birth Place:Roanoke, Virginia
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    Joel Christian Gill (born 15 January 1975 in Roanoke, Virginia)[1] 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 [2] 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. In the Fall of 2019 he accepted an appointment as Associate Professor of Illustration at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. In 2020 he began work on an adaptation of Dr. Ibram X Kendi's Stamped from the Beginning a Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America for Ten Speed Press.

    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.[3]

    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[4] [5] and interviewed on television and radio.[6] He is also asked to speak at comic arts conventions and college campuses across the U.S.[7]

    He has also contributed to the Huffington Post [8] 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.

    Awards and honors

    In 2016, Gill was honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award from Boston University.[9]

    Awards for Gill's books!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
    2018Bessie Stringfield: Tales of the Talented Tenth, No. 2Great Graphic Novels for TeensSelection[10]
    2019Strange Fruit, Volume II: More Uncelebrated Narratives from Black HistoryGreat Graphic Novels for TeensSelection[11]
    2021Fights: One Boy's Triumph Over Violence Great Graphic Novels for TeensTop 10[12]

    Publications

    Standalone books

    Strange Fruit duology

    1. Strange Fruit, Volume I: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History (2014)
    2. Strange Fruit, Volume II: More Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History (2018)

    Tales of the Talented Tenth trilogy

    External links

    Official website

    Notes and References

    1. [Sheena C. Howard]
    2. Web site: Surviving Violence: PW Talks with Joel Christian Gill. 2020-08-20. PublishersWeekly.com. en. 2020-08-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20200829214640/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/82223-surviving-violence-pw-talks-with-joel-christian-gill.html. live.
    3. Web site: Joel Gill - Linkedin Profile. Linkedin.
    4. Web site: Joel Christian Gill's Strange Fruit Volume 1. www.nhmagazine.com. 20 January 2016. en. 2017-08-09. 2017-06-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20170601032615/http://www.nhmagazine.com/February-2016/Graphic-Tales/. live.
    5. News: Forgotten African American Stories, Told in Comic Books BU Today Boston University. BU Today. 2017-08-09. 2017-08-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20170809212409/https://www.bu.edu/today/2015/african-american-comics/. live.
    6. News: 'Strange Fruit' Shares Uncelebrated, Quintessentially American Stories. NPR.org. 2017-08-09. en. 2017-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810011115/http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/02/14/384947485/strange-fruit-shares-uncelebrated-quintessentially-american-stories. live.
    7. Web site: Joel Christian Gill - Convention Scene. www.conventionscene.com. en-US. 2017-08-09. 2017-08-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808102917/http://www.conventionscene.com/tag/joel-christian-gill/. live.
    8. Web site: Let's Get Rid of Black History Month. Gill. Joel Christian. 2015-02-10. Huffington Post. en-US. 2017-08-09. 2017-03-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20170322053616/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joel-christian-gill/lets-get-rid-of-black-history-month_b_6655356.html. live.
    9. Web site: Announcing the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Awards College of Fine Arts . 2017-08-09 . www.bu.edu . en . 2017-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170809213111/https://www.bu.edu/cfa/announcing-the-2016-distinguished-alumni-awards/ . dead .
    10. Web site: 2018-02-14 . 2018 Great Graphic Novels for Teens . 2023-04-11 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en . 2021-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211230160328/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2018-great-graphic-novels-teens . live .
    11. Web site: 2019-01-17 . 2019 Great Graphic Novels for Teens . 2023-04-11 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en . 2023-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230115143319/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2019-great-graphic-novels-teens . live .
    12. Web site: 2021-01-05 . 2021 Great Graphic Novels for Teens Top Ten . 2023-04-11 . Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) . en . 2023-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411073322/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2021-great-graphic-novels-teens-top-ten . live .

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