Summary
Jimmie Robinson (born 1963 in California)[2] is an American comic book creator, known for writing and drawing the comic book series Bomb Queen, and for other works, including Amanda and Gunn, Avigon, Code Blue, Evil & Malice, Five Weapons, The Empty, and Power Lines, most of which have been published by Image Comics.
| Jimmie Robinson | |
|---|---|
 Robinson in 2017 | |
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) California |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Artist, Inker, Publisher, Colourist |
Notable works | Bomb Queen |
| Awards | Inkpot Award (2015)[1] |
| https://jimmykitty.artstation.com/ | |
Biography edit
Early life and education edit
Robinson grew up in Oakland, California, and attended Mosswood Arts, Renaissance Middle School, and Concordia High School.[2]
Career edit
After working as a commercial artist and starting a family, Robinson entered the comics industry in 1994, publishing eight issues of Cyberzone under his own Jet Black Graphiks imprint. A science fiction story, it featured a lesbian black bounty hunter named Amanda Shane, and her artificially-intelligent gun. In 1996, Image Comics published a four-issue spin-off titled Amanda & Gunn.[2]
A 1997 follow-up called Code Blue – a medical drama in the style of ER in comics format – was canceled after a single issue.[3] His next series was the color, all-ages Adventures of Evil & Malice about the secretly heroic daughters of a super-villain. Robinson then turned to illustrating writer Ché Gilson's Avigon, first published in 2000 as a 56-page story, then an expanded 184-page version in 2005 as Avigon: Gods And Demons.
In 2006 he began the action/humor series Bomb Queen, starring a "bad girl" super-villain who rules over a lawless city that is a haven for every kind of criminal and evil-doer. The first mini-series was successful, leading to seven additional mini-series as of 2020.[4]
He scripted the one-shot What if? Wolverine: Enemy of the State for Marvel Comics in 2008. He collaborated with writer Derek McCulloch, illustrating T. Runt!, a children's book about an undersized Tyrannosaurus rex, published in 2009.
In 2013-2014, Robinson produced Five Weapons, a drama about a 13-year-old boy at a special school where the children of assassins learn the family trade. Originally intended as a five-issue mini-series, a five-issue sequel followed. In 2015 he began publishing The Empty, a science-fiction story in which two unlike women set out together to save a dying world.
He received an Inkpot Award at the San Diego Comic Convention International in 2015. He was chosen as one of six judges for the 2019 Eisner Awards.[5]
References edit
- ^ Inkpot Award
- ^ a b c "About the Artists & Writers," African-American Classics, Graphic Classics vol. 22 (Eureka Productions, 2011).
- ^ "Code blue / [Jimmie Robinson]". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ McMillan, Graeme (2020-06-11). "'Bomb Queen: Trump Card' Sets Comic Villain Against the President". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ "Eisner Awards Current Info". Comic-Con International: San Diego. 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
External links edit
- 2008 Herospy interview
- 2011 Comics Bulletin interview