Nilah Magruder facts for kids
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Nilah Magruder
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Nilah Magruder reads "How to Find a Fox" at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, California, 2016.
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Nilah Magruder
Pasadena, Maryland
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Writer, artist, comic creator |
Nilah Magruder is a super talented American artist. She creates amazing comics, helps make animated movies and TV shows, and even illustrates children's books! She is known for her creative stories and unique art style.
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About Nilah Magruder
Early Life and Education
Nilah Magruder was born in Pasadena, Maryland. She loved art and learning from a young age. She went to Hood College and earned a degree in communication in 2005. Later, she studied computer animation at Ringling College of Art and Design. This helped her learn how to bring characters and stories to life on screen.
Making Comics and Animation
Nilah Magruder has made a big impact in the world of comics and animation. She is a writer, artist, and comic creator.
A Trailblazer in Comics
In 2015, Nilah Magruder won the very first Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics. This award celebrates creators who show different kinds of people and stories in their comics. She won for her awesome webcomic called M.F.K.
A year later, in 2016, she made history again. Nilah became the first Black woman to write for Marvel Comics! Her first work for Marvel appeared in a comic called A Year of Marvels: September Infinite Comic #1. In this comic, she wrote a fun crossover story featuring Tippy-Toe, who is Squirrel Girl's animal sidekick, and Rocket Raccoon from the Guardians of the Galaxy.
She also worked on other cool Marvel series. These include Marvel Rising and Vault of Spiders. Her webcomic M.F.K. was so popular that it was published as a physical book in September 2017.
Working in Film and TV
Besides comics, Nilah Magruder is also a skilled storyboard artist and animator. Storyboard artists draw pictures that plan out how a movie or TV show scene will look. Animators then bring those drawings to life. She has worked with big names like Disney and DreamWorks. She also contributed to the animated series Cannon Busters.
Nilah Magruder also uses her artistic talents to illustrate children's books, making stories even more exciting for young readers.
