Jimmie Robinson
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Jimmie Robinson is an American comic book artist and writer who is currently writing and drawing the comic book Bomb Queen, published by Image Comics. His other works include Amanda and Gunn, Avigon, Evil & Malice, Cyberzone, and Code Blue.
[edit] About
Jimmie Robinson has an extensive career, starting with self-publishing and currently with Image Comics. His first work with Image comics was Amanda & Gunn (1996 - 4 issue mini-series. This black & white series was a direct spin off of from his self-published work, Cyberzone (8-issues, 1994-1996). It featured the black heroine, Amanda Shane and her intelligent gun in a sci-fi environment as a bounty hunter. The lesbian sexuality gave the title a cult following due to Robinson's fair treatment of the character.
Robinson then followed with a medical drama called, Code Blue (1997), which he colored in gray tone. His intent was to create ER for comics. But due to low sales and a change in story plans he canceled it after a single issue.
A year later, Robinson changed gears to the light-hearted all-ages material with the oddly named, Adventures of Evil & Malice (1998-1999). This was Robinson's first full color book. Originally set as a 4 issue mini-series, it had to be cut down to 3 issue due to low sales. Much of this due to the odd name for an all-ages book. But even today it remains a favorite among his readers.
Robinson shifted gears again taking on a project by writer Ché Gilson called Avigon (2000), which started out as a 56-page novella. This was the first collaboration for Robinson and it was well received. Image Comics decided to extend the book into a 184-page TPB. But Robinson suffered along for years and did not finish the title until June 2005.
In 2006 he took on the superhero genre by creating a super villain in Bomb Queen (2006 4-issue series). This sexed up title, while T & A on the surface sported satirical social and political commentary while poking fun at pop culture and celebrity. Currently Bomb Queen is going strong with plan into 2007-2008.
[edit] Other works
In the 1990s Jimmie Robinson did several short stories using his characters and creations:
- Mythography #1-2
- HeartBreakers Summer Special
- Love & Tights
- Smith Brown Jones (Slave Labor Graphics)
Despite credited only for inks, Robinson ghosted the all art, lettering, covers and production for the comic book Kid Justice for Oakland, California's Health and Human Services.
His comic book Amanda & Gunn was used as a movie prop in the feature film Ghost Dog (1997) by Jim Jarmusch
His self-published title, CyberZone was used for set props in the TV series Big Bad Beetleborgs (1996).
[edit] Essay
Jimmie became the subject of much discussion within the comic community after he posted this essay on the comic community, saying that the average comic book fan is not helping the industry. [[1]]
