Press

"Disney Writing Program Unveils 2023 Participants:" Shawnee and Shawnelle Gibbs are selected fellows of the 2023 Disney Writers Program.

-- by Denise Petski

"PREVIEW: The Invention of E.J. Whitaker: Issue #2":  The second issue of The Gibbs Sisters' comic book adventure series, The Invention of E.J. Whitaker gets a preview from Black Sci Fi.

-- by Robert K. Jeffrey

"Frederator Studios Options Abigail McGrath’s Play ‘Hidden Heroes": The series will be developed by Shawnee’ Gibbs and Shawnelle Gibbs, who have both most recently served as staff writers on HBO Max’s series Little Ellen.

-- by Paige Lyman

"Frederator options Black History-themed plays": Writing and producing team Shawnee’ and Shawnelle Gibbs are working with Frederator’s director of development Nikki Price to adapt the series for TV.

-- by Jeremy Dickson

"Things We Imagine: For All Nerds / Black Girls Create Conversation with Comic Book Writers The Gibbs Sisters, Stephanie Williams and Danny Lore"

NPR Michigan Radio's Stateside podcast host April Baer and Professor Julian Chambliss discuss The Gibbs Sisters' The Invention of E.J. Whitaker for MSU's  “Beyond the Black Panther: Visions of Afrofuturism in American Comics" exhibit. 

"Meet Shawnee and Shawnelle Gibbs (The Gibbs Sisters) of BopSee Books in Downtown LA"

-- by Stephanie Rodriguez

"This Writers Life: Storymap featuring Creative Advice from Shawnee´ Gibbs and Shawnelle Gibbs" 

-- by Danielle Davis

 "Celebrating Culture Through Comics | 2019 Schomburg Center Black Comic Book Festival"  

-- by Annalisa Pešek 

The Blerdgurl Review: The Invention of E.J. Whitaker by The Gibbs Sisters 

-- By Karama Horne

The Gibbs Sisters' "Ghost Roast," a paranormal YA graphic novel with art by Emily Cannon is announced to be published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Versify imprint.

The Gibbs Sisters chat about their careers in comics and television, and the inspiration for their Glyph Award nominated series, The Invention of E.J. Whitaker. 

-- by Amber Hubbard

"The Gibbs Girls’ “The Invention of E.J. Whitaker” Shows We Need More Women of Color in the World of STEM" 

-- by Nicholas Eskey

The Gibbs Sisters talk about their background in comics and animation with Africa Channel's Segun Oduolowu.

Watch their "Black Girl Magic" interview here

 The Gibbs Sisters talk about their serendipitous journey into television and their mission to create adventure stories for multicultural audiences. 

Read  "The Gibbs Sisters are Storytelling Superheroes"

-- by Sharon Lynn Pruitt

The Gibbs Sisters chat with Black Girl Nerds about their comic book project, "The Invention of E.J. Whitaker" and their unconventional career path in comics, animation and television.

Listen to #BGN Podcast Extra - The Gibbs Sisters

"My Conversation with the creators of 'The Invention of E.J. Whitaker"

-- by Ira Hobbs

Graphic Policy calls The Invention of E.J. Whitaker, Issue #1, 'A hell of a ride...' in this 9/10 review. 

-- by Pharoah Miles