As independent artists, they’ve created some fun and even quirky projects including the graphic novel, Ghost Roast. Together, they’ve won awards and worked on a number of projects that have been seen on television and comics. These Oakland, CA twin sisters are beyond talented. Let’s get right into it! Support Black girls in comics: Shawnee and Shawnelle Gibbs Originally from Oakland, California, she currently lives and plays in Los Angeles.It’s day eighth of # 28DaysOfBlackGirlsInComics and it’s exciting to see people thrilled to see this type of content.

Animation and has written for DreamWorks Animation, Mattel Studios, and Disney. She has served as a staff writer for Warner Bros. Whitaker with her twin sister Shawneé, the other half of the Gibbs Sisters writing team. Shawnelle Gibbs is the co-author of Ghost Roast and the Glyph Award–nominated adventure series The Invention of E.J.

Pete, Florida, where she is continuing to create stories. Originally from Oakland, California, she currently lives and plays in Los Angeles.Įmily Cannon studied at the Rhode Island School of Design for a BFA in illustration. Whitaker with her twin sister Shawnelle, the other half of the Gibbs Sisters writing team. Shawneé Gibbs is the co-author of Ghost Roast and the Glyph Award–nominated adventure series The Invention of E.J. And when she meets Oliver, a friendly spirit, at the fancy mansion her dad is getting a handsome fee to exorcize, she realizes she has to save his after-life, even if it risks everything her father's worked for. Worst of all, her new job reveals an unexpected secret she has to keep: While Dad hunts ghosts with his own DIY tech, Chelsea can actually see them. Her punishment? Working for her dad at Paranormal Removal Services.

Things are looking up-until a night on the town backfires spectacularly, landing her in hot water at home. This year, Chelsea's all grown up, attending one of the most prestigious high schools in the city, and she's finally made friends with the popular crowd. It's not easy to shake her reputation as Ghost Girl when Dad keeps advertising his business as a 'paranormal removal expert' in big, bold, loud letters all over New Orleans!

A stand-alone YA graphic novel from authors Shawneé and Shawnelle Gibbs and artist Emily Cannon!įor as long as she can remember, Chelsea Grant has tried everything she can think of to distance herself from the disastrous damage her father does to her social life. Ghost Roast delivers a paranormal adventure full of first crushes, lost histories, and the impossible task of fitting in when your dad is a professional ghosthunter.

Ghost Roast by Shawnelle Gibbs