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Shawn Martinbrough

@smartinbrough.bsky.social

Eisner award nominated Artist / Writer I DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Image, Abrams Books, PenguinRandom House, Simon & Schuster, Marvel & Vanity Fair.

1,809 Followers  |  106 Following  |  75 Posts  |  Joined: 14.11.2024
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Coming soon: Rudolph Fisher's The Conjure-Man Dies The Conjure-Man is dead. Detective Perry Dart & Dr. John Archer must solve the case in this seminal work from the Harlem Renaissance!

Great news! You can sign up on the pre-launch page for The Conjure Man Dies! An adaptation of the first African-American detective story by Rudolph Fisher from me, Darren Soto, and @greenarcher.io! Revealed cover by @smartinbrough.bsky.social & @sotocolor.bsky.social! Don't miss out!

10.02.2026 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Shadow Cabinet #15 by Matt Wayne, John Paul Leon, Julia Lacquement, @smartinbrough.bsky.social & Steve Dutro

05.01.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm an old school artist. All of my art is drawn by hand on art boards. ;)

23.12.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shadow Cabinet #8 by Matt Wayne, John Paul Leon, Julia Lacquement, @smartinbrough.bsky.social, Steve Dutro & M.D. Bright

09.12.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œRed Hood: The Hill” Comics Center a Community That Saves Itself Shawn Matinbrough reclaims The Hill from DC Comics, showing how a Black neighborhood defends itself when institutions don’t.

Howard University's The Hilltop interviewed me about the new printing of the "Red Hood: The Hill" trade collection from DC Comics. thehilltoponline.com/2025/11/10/r...

21.11.2025 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Static #4 by Dwayne McDuffie, Robert L. Washington III, John Paul Leon, Noelle Giddings, @smartinbrough.bsky.social, Steve Haynie & Steve Mitchell

04.11.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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During The Children’s Law Center 2025 Gala on Monday, #SerendipityLit illustrator @smartinbrough.bsky.social was awarded the Fern Schair Award for his work on the JUDGE KIM AND THE KIDS’ COURT series!

Available now from @simonkids.bsky.social.

#BookSky #ShawnMartinbrough #TheChildrensLawCenter

20.11.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And finally, we have these incredible covers from the @anniewu.bsky.social and @smartinbrough.bsky.social

Plus! If we hit our second stretch goal, which we are really close to we have another print from Shawn as a bonus!

19.09.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"I'm Mr. Terrific!" My original piece for The @EdAsnerCenter Charity Auction. Starting soon. @dcoffical.bsky.social

17.09.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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13.09.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We also have a brilliant black and white foil cover from @smartinbrough.bsky.social

You have to see this in person to believe how much it jumps off the page!

03.09.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy to hear from DC Comics that the "Red Hood: The Hill" trade collection has completely sold out and has gone back to print. New copies will be available Nov 4 and are available for pre-order.

30.08.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Poster art for a Kickstarter launching on Sept. 1st from @greenarchercomics / @greenarcher.io on BlueSky...

26.08.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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This Sat, I'll be signing at @thirdeyecomics.bsky.social in Annapolis, Maryland!

21.08.2025 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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31.07.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gotham’s Forgotten Neighborhood: 25 Years Later @dc.com @smartinbrough.bsky.social #batman #thehill buff.ly/cnxS6Aw

05.08.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Promoting the final week of "The Artist's Experience: From Brotherman to Batman" exhibition at The Phillips Collection at The ARC with the ladies of Living Local DMV...
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22.07.2025 04:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beyond the Cape: Redefining comics with Shawn Martinbrough Chantel Bennett, Marketing and Communications Spring 2025 Intern, talks to comic artist Shawn Martinbrough about his exhibition at Phillips@THEARC, the importance of mentorship, and so muchΒ more.

A big thank you to grad student Chantel Bennett at The Phillips Collection for an excellent piece on my curating this special exhibition and my career creating comic books & children's books. www.phillipscollection.org/blog/2025-05...

15.06.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Character design sketch...

11.05.2025 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So moving to see artist Amy Sherald's original portrait of Breonna Taylor on display at the @whitneymuseum. The piece was commissioned by @vanityfair.com for a special issue guest edited by writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, who invited me to illustrate two pieces. Both were brilliantly colored by @sotocolor.

25.04.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vanilla Sky 2025...

21.04.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I spent Weds signing books at the @nmaahc /Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture "District Day" event. Such a great, diverse crowd of visitors. All books are available at the museum bookstore. @simonschuster.bsky.social @dccomicsreal.bsky.social

18.04.2025 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Shadow Cabinet number 10 March 1994. Cover by JP Leon.

Shadow Cabinet number 10 March 1994. Cover by JP Leon.

Page 3-4 showing the credits for the creation of Milestones Comics. Shawn Martinbrough as the inker.

Page 3-4 showing the credits for the creation of Milestones Comics. Shawn Martinbrough as the inker.

I love going through my collection and seeing badasses I have been following for years - like @smartinbrough.bsky.social , one of the best out there - and the incredible work he did as an inker in things like Shadow Cabinet back in β€˜94.

I did figure out who would lead it btw! πŸ˜›

15.04.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Proof of Life in the Studio. Working while watching #Survivor...

10.04.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Baltimore Comic-Con 2025 Welcomes Beatty, Cheung, Garcia-Lopez, Martinbrough, Melo, and Rousseau - Fanboy Factor Baltimore Comic-Con returns October 17-19, 2025 at the Inner Harbor’s Baltimore Convention Center. The Baltimore Comic-Con is pleased to announce comics guests John Beatty, Jim Cheung, Jose Luis…

Baltimore Comic-Con 2025 Welcomes Beatty, Cheung, Garcia-Lopez, Martinbrough, Melo, and Rousseau @baltimorecomiccon.bsky.social @johnbeattyart.bsky.social @smartinbrough.bsky.social @adrianamelo.bsky.social and @craigrousseau.bsky.social
#baltimorecomiccon #baltimorecomiccon2025

01.04.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'll be signing copies of "Red Hood:The Hill" at the Smithsonian Museum of African American History & Culture during their "District Day" celebration on 4/16, 10-4pm. The museum carries the trade edition in their bookstore & will be ordering additional copies. @dccomicsreal.bsky.social

07.04.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Red Hood: The Hill" sighting at @fantomcomics.bsky.social. @dccomicsreal.bsky.social

28.03.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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thehilltoponline.com/2025/02/18/l...

26.03.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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26.03.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
5 Books to Help You Write Great Comics!
YouTube video by Green Archer Comics 5 Books to Help You Write Great Comics!

I put together a list of the 5 books that made me a better comic book writer. Including books from @blambot.bsky.social, @smartinbrough.bsky.social, Mark Kneece, Alan Moore and FranΓ§ois Truffaut.

What other books should be on the list?

23.03.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1