LLC, Dukescomics: - DUKEScomics is an award-winning, international small press specializing in bilingual graphic novels that merge futurism, borderlands culture, and BIPOC representation. Founded by writer Dr. E.C.-Dukes, a Xicana from southern New Mexico, and illustrator/animator Ronnie Dukes, a Black Chicago native, the duo's work combines cultural heritage, speculative storytelling, and dynamic visual art.Their published works include the action/mystery illustrated narrative A.W.O.L.: Cruz Ochoa-available in English, Spanish (Ausente Sin Permiso), Japanese, and German-and the sci-fi adventure Daizee & the DUKES of Chuco: Chuco-Juárez World Rally.DUKEScomics has earned multiple honors, including the 2024 International Latino Book Author Award, the 2024 Outstanding Emerging BIPOC Creator Award from Latinx Pop Lab, Ad Astra Media, and UT English for Comics, Animation, Education, and Outreach, and the 2023 and 2025 El Paso Black Business & Community Awards Arts & Entertainment Business of the Year.Their work has been exhibited internationally at Tokyo Comic Con (Japan), The Leipzig Book Fair Manga Comic Con (Germany), FIL Guadalajara (Jalisco, Mexico), and Con-Front (Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico). Notable U.S. appearances include the American Library Association (Chicago and San Diego), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), BIPOC Pop, The Latinx Comic Arts Festival, Latino Comics Expo, Texas Latino Comic Con, and Chuco Con (El Paso, TX).As teaching artists and arts advocates, E.C. and Ronnie lead comics workshops at the El Paso Museum of Art, collaborate with organizations such as the McCall Neighborhood Center and Doña Ana Arts Council, and co-founded the Sun City Children and Teens Comic Arts Festival, helping young creators publish and market their work. Their mentorship program launched its first comic by a 14-year-old high school student from El Paso.Their work has been recognized in academic publications including Community Literacy Journal, Routledge, Label Me Latina/o, Riot of Roses Publishing House, and the Latinx Visions Anthology. DUKEScomics also partners with health researchers to create graphic medicine addressing borderland health issues.Married for 20 years, they began their creative journey with E.C.'s national award-winning play Father's Shadow / Sombra del Padre. DUKEScomics' motto: Visualizing the future through comics.