Ormes Society

The Ormes Society is an online group that promotes black women who work in the comic book industry. The organization is named after the first African-American comic artist, Jackie Ormes.

History

The Ormes Society was founded in 2007 by artist, Cheryl Lynn Eaton.[1] Eaton was upset by the comic book industry's lack of diversity and wanted to help support black women and fans.[2] She named the organization after Jackie Ormes, a pioneer African-American comic illustrator.[3] The website for the group became a hub where comic book creators could network with one another.[1] The site itself also acts as an archive of members' artwork.[4]

The group ended briefly in July 2015, when Eaton felt that there was no longer a need for it.[1] However, it was rebooted again in 2016.[5]

Members of the group have included Charlie Trotman, Carol Burrell, Afua Richardson and Alitha Martinez.[2]

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Jackson 2016, p. 137.
  2. 1 2 Peterman, Erika D. (28 November 2011). "African-American women take on the comic book industry". Geek Out!. CNN. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  3. ↑ Jennings, John; Duffy, Damian (2008). Other Heroes: African American Comic Book Creators, Characters and Archetypes. p. 110. ISBN 9781435704022.
  4. ↑ Whaley 2015, p. 152.
  5. ↑ MacDonald, Heidi (2016-07-14). "The Ormes Society is back spotlighting black women in comics". The Beat. Retrieved 2017-05-04.

Sources

  • Jackson, Tim (2016). Pioneering Cartoonists of Color. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781496804839 – via Project MUSE. (Subscription required (help)).
  • Whaley, Deborah Elizabeth (2015). Black Women in Sequence: Re-inking Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime. University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295806112.
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