The Melanites Tapestries

"How old is the sun? Sun not temporary, not chronological. There is the terra-celestial and the celestial. I am celestial, mon. I am here, there and everywhere. I live among men so I must adjust myself. When I go to other planet, I must adjust myself there, too, mon." -Peter Tosh

This early drawing of Rootz, paired with the artist's favorite Peter Tosh quote: "Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die."

“It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.” ― Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography

The Melanites sharp purple and yellow logo deserves a seat at the table.

Introducing the Melanites' revolutionary warrior GodX Kali!

This was our first drawing of the Melanites' leader HIM: His Imperial Majesty. His tolerance of evil against His people is limited, and his judgement is absolute!

More info about Ras’arX “The Resurrector” is coming, but you can buy some art now!

Loved the first issue of THE MELANITES? Commemorate it with this artwork from the cover!

This was our first drawing of the Melanites' leader HIM: His Imperial Majesty. His tolerance of evil against His people is limited, and his judgement is absolute!

Introducing the Melanites' bearer and seeker of knowledge.

This special variant was made to commemorate the first signing by Corance Davis, co-writer of The Melanites #1

We had to share this EPIC group shot of Melanites characters Rasar X, HIM, 2 LIT, Hud, Blacc Ice, and Roots!

Excited about THE MELANITES issue two? Show your love with this artwork from the issue two cover by Caanan White and Owen Charles

Behold NEGUS, the Melanite god of peace and light. Tigrinya: ነጋሲ negus) is a royal title in the Ethiopian Semitic languages. It denotes a monarch, such as the Bahri Negus (Lord of the Seas) of the Medri Bahri kingdom in pre-1890 Eritrea, and the Negus in pre-1974. Ethiopia. ... Negus is a noun derived from the Ethiopian Semitic root ngś, meaning "to reign". This character is our way of paying homage to the late Martian Luther King, jr

The Melanites are here! Another piece with the God Of All Thugs, Blacc Ice!

Up close and personal with the revolutionary goddess Kali of the Melanites. Another winner from Kam Kalambay.

Commemorate the opening up of preorders for THE MELANITES #1 on Black Friday, or #BlaccFriday, 2021

Are you ready to meet the God Of All Thugs: Blacc Ice?

Is the Melanites' resident microphone master 2 Lit putting his spin on a classic?

Slay - The Diva of Social Media - is SO PLAYFUL after dealing out her vengeful brand of justice.

Fallen GodXXX of death and decay Kali, (Sanskrit: “She Who Is Black” or “She Who Is Death”) in Hinduism, goddess of time, doomsday, and death, or the black goddess (the feminine form of Sanskrit kala, “time-doomsday-death” or “black”). Gotta love her!

We were made in Her image, so call us by our name...

We were made in Her image, so call us by our name...

We were made in Her image, so call us by our name...

Roots is the Melanites' most devoted seeker and bearer of truth and knowledge. He is tied to the Earth as much as his own mysterious home world.

Samax Amen drew this action pic of Blacc Ice for Heruary.

"The Negro's greatest stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to 'order' than to justice; Who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to the positive peace which is the presence of justice." -the mighty Martin Luther King Jr.

The Reaper of souls. The Negus of Resurrection. Ras ar X.

We had to share this EPIC group shot of Melanites characters Rasar X, HIM, 2 LIT, Hud, Blacc Ice, and Roots!

Samax drew Blacc Ice (of The Melanites) for Heruary, and decided to make it a GhettoManga cover.