7 Black Comic Creators To Check Out

7. Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates is one of a couple of people on this list who had a profile outside of comics before entering the industry. Starting out as a journalist for The Atlantic, he's published several non-fiction books about the black experience, such as the bestselling We Were Eight Years In Power, and Between the World and Me.

Coates began working on a new Black Panther series for Marvel from April 2016 alongside artist Brian Stelfreeze (another black creator) to critical acclaim. He has continued working on the series since, with several collected volumes available physically and digitally.

Additionally, Coates took over writing Captain America for Marvel in 2018, again to glowing reviews, having the nation of America turn against the character, reflecting Coates' own view of being a black citizen.