Shawn Pryor

brothers. @hermanos.bsky.social [ View ] May 20, 2024 at 23:45 UTC

I'm a small part of this book. I'm not really an awards guy but this is still pretty cool. It went from a whisper to real over the course of my adulthood, from something I only saw in degraded scans online to an actual book sitting on my shelf. Life is good. Black is beautiful. We've been here.

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Shawn Pryor @shawnrpryor.bsky.social [ View ] May 17, 2024 at 20:47 UTC

I’ll have to reach out to Chris and see what’s going on with the site. Thank you for letting me know!

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Shawn Pryor @shawnrpryor.bsky.social [ View ] May 17, 2024 at 20:35 UTC

Weird, the site still pulls up for me. Add a to the site name and see if it comes up. It may be overrun with web traffic.

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Shawn Pryor @shawnrpryor.bsky.social [ View ] May 17, 2024 at 15:28 UTC

He truly was. If America weren't the way it was (and still is), ANC would've had a much longer print run. He was also a fantastic journalist/reporter.

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Shawn Pryor @shawnrpryor.bsky.social [ View ] May 17, 2024 at 15:26 UTC

Thank you, Rusty! And you're right! :)

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Shawn Pryor @shawnrpryor.bsky.social [ View ] May 17, 2024 at 15:25 UTC

That's odd. Try this one: anc75.com

Would not be surprised if the site is being bogged with traffic at this time.

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Shawn Pryor @shawnrpryor.bsky.social [ View ] May 17, 2024 at 15:00 UTC

I'm in a better place now creatively, but the ghosts of the direct market still linger around me and I do my best to brush them off and leave it all behind me. Go where you're wanted, not tolerated. Thank you for letting me tell my story, Chris. Peace.

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Shawn Pryor @shawnrpryor.bsky.social [ View ] May 17, 2024 at 15:00 UTC

The 13 years trying to fight and make my way in the direct market game was grueling. If you get a copy of All Negro Comics 75th Anniversary and read my essay in the book, you'll understand why I feel the way I feel.

Get a copy at ANC75.com

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Shawn Pryor @shawnrpryor.bsky.social [ View ] May 17, 2024 at 14:59 UTC

Never thought I would see a day like this. It's surreal to be part of something Eisner nominated, especially after uncommitting myself to direct-market comics and most of their publishers and making the full-time switch to the book market in 2019.

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Shawn Pryor @shawnrpryor.bsky.social [ View ] May 17, 2024 at 14:58 UTC

All-Negro Comics 75th Anniversary Edition has been nominated for an Eisner Award. Special thanks to Chris Robinson for letting me participate in this beautiful, historical, and necessary project.

You can get your copy at ANC75.com

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