LJ Baptiste

LJ-Baptiste is an art educator and cartoonist from Boston. He has collaborated with media giants such as Google, Hasbro, and PBS to produce essential works of art. He is best known for his ongoing comic book series, COMIXSCAPE, which features the adventures of a bright-eyed, perpetually preteen boy and his raccoon sidekick. His teachings in comics have been through organizations such as the Boston Public Library, Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts, and MassArt’s Visual Storytelling and Comic Arts Certificate program, to name a few.

In addition, he works as part of the team that organizes Comics in Color, a Boston-based annual festival launched in 2021 centered on stories by and about people of color. Whether it’s work in animation, graphic apparel designs, or COMIXSCAPE, LJ’s art can be described as distinctive, masterful, and captivating. When it comes to visual communication, LJ prioritizes authenticity, details, and positive messages.