Juni Ba

Juni Ba is an Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist, illustrator, and writer born in Senegal and raised between Senegal and France. He is one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary comics, known for work that blends West African storytelling traditions, folklore, and mythology with bold, kinetic visual storytelling that draws on animation, comic art, and illustration.

His debut graphic novel Djeliya (2021) established him as a major new voice in the medium. He followed it with Monkey Meat (Image Comics, 2022), a wildly inventive anthology series, and The Boy Wonder (DC Comics Black Label, 2024), his critically acclaimed reimagining of the Robin mythology that landed on The Beat's Best Comics of 2024. His original graphic novel The Fable of Erkling Woods (Goats Flying Press, 2025), a century-spanning folklore epic with painted artwork, received widespread critical praise and multiple Eisner nominations.

Ba has also worked as a cover artist for IDW, Skybound, BOOM!, and other major publishers, and contributed to titles including Black Panther, TMNT, and others. He is represented as a writer/artist whose creative work is rooted in Yoruba mythology, sculpture, and the traditions of Southwestern and West African storytelling.

In 2026, the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards celebrated its most diverse nominee class in the 38-year history of the awards, with a historic number of Black creators nominated across categories. Ba received three nominations: Best Writer/Artist, Best Graphic Album-New, and Best Cover Artist, all for his work on The Fable of Erkling Woods (Goats Flying Press) and The Boy Wonder (DC).