37. Chris Robinson on Marvel's Voices, Hip Hop Variants and All-Negro Comics #1

If you're a person of color who reads Marvel Comics, there's a fat chance that Chris Robinson has had a hand in a lot of the things you love. Over 5 years spent in editorial at the House of Ideas, Chris was instrumental in several key initiatives including the Hip Hop Variant Covers program, X-Men: Grand Design, and the Marvel's Voices comic anthology.Since leaving Marvel, Chris got to work on a passion project of his -- restoring 1947's All-Negro Comics #1 and publishing it for wider distribution. The 75th anniversary hardcover campaign was a resounding success, and is nominated for the 2024 Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection/Project. Chris joins today to talk about navigating his career, why the All-Negro Comics reprint was so important, and what he values as a comic writer and editor.Learn More about the All-Negro Comics 75th Anniversary Hardcover: http://anc75.comAbout Chris:Somewhere between creative and corporate is a no-man’s land where Chris Robinson guides content creators and content publishers through the wilderness of storytelling! He’s worked with the biggest IP in the world—story editing and art directing new characters, premises, and initiatives to critical and commercial success. Some books he’s worked on have won the prestigious Eisner Award—the Oscars of graphic novel publishing—like Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand, The Vision, and Black Panther: World of Wakanda. He’s been part of Eisner-nominated projects too, like X-Men: Grand Design, X-Men: Grand Design-Second Genesis, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, and The Mighty Thor. Born and raised in Queens, Chris has been going to the Lemon Ice King for over thirty years and still only gets cherry.  For More from Comics Are Dope:Get This Week in Comics, our weekly e-mail newsletter: http://thisweekincomics.comSubscribe on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@comicsaredopeJoin our online Discussion Communities:Facebook - http://bjkicks.link/communityDiscord - http://bjkicks.link/discord