What is Midnight?
Midnight Comics
Officially launched in 2020, Midnight Comics is Atlanta's first and largest black, family owned, indie comic and manga company.
Midnight Comics is the first comic book company in history to work with a utility company.
The founder/lead writers are Lloyd S. Jones III and Natosha F. Jones.
We have created avenues for creativity and literacy through comics with workshops, videos and beyond.
Our Mission
Midnight Comics tells authentic stories across several genres, while showcasing compelling Black leads in stories that are character driven.
Our Goals
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Be able to share our love of/passion for storytelling with others
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Write stories where we can lose people, the heroes can lose, and we can be our authentic selves.
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Provide the representation that we didn’t have growing up.
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Show young black and brown children that they can be anything they want; From scientists, activists, business owners, etc.
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Teach creativity and reading skills through comics and manga
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Inspire the next generation of blerds through our stories.
The Creators
Lloyd and Natosha Jones are comic book creators based in Metro Atlanta. Both grew up blerds, with a lifelong love of comics, video games, anime/manga, and sci-fi, leading them both to have a love of writing. So, they founded Midnight Comics, a black, family owned, indie comic book and manga company in Metro Atlanta that creates both manga style AND western style comics.
