Long Beach Comic Con Artist Spotlight: Bernyce Talley

One is the Loneliest Number Each year, the corridors of the Long Beach Comic Con exhibition hall are lined with artists selling their wares. During con season, I’m used to not seeing many Black female professionals. Usually, I seek them out, wandering up and down the rows of tables looking for a sister to talk to. Comic books, jewelry, corsets, and stickers–you can find almost anything your fandom heart desires at a comic convention. Anything except Black women. Enter Bernyce Talley, the only Black woman artist featured in the LBCC program. Illustrator of Monty Gomez is the Luchador and writer/creator of Le Menagerie, Bernyce creates unique art that highlights the minority community so often missing from comics. Bernyce Talley at Long Beach Comic Con 2018 Don’t get me wrong. Long Beach Comic Con has actual Black people there. Every year, fans from all over Los Angeles county head down to the coast to enjoy a weekend of geekdom. LBCC draws all types. Still, in an industry where most of the comic artists are white dudes, Bernyce Talley stands out. She’s a dedicated Black artist who works hard in comics and even harder in her community.

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Sittin’ here flexin my Copics and drawing my babe Storm. @longbeachcomiccon #longbeachcomiccon #nubianink #copics A post shared by Bernyce Talley (@nubian_ink_la) on Sep 9, 2018 at 2:53pm PDT

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