brichibi:

Cover by Jenn St-onge

“Hidden in Plain Sight” by MuseTap Studios

Happy New Year, magical ones! I haven’t updated in FOREVER! The end of 2017 was full of conventions back to back so I didn’t have much time. 

I wanted to say thank you for a really great launch of my book magnifiqueNOIR! It’s been about 3 months and the reception for it has been great! I’m gonna be pushing it even harder this year and I hope to have (at least) the rough draft for book two done by the end of the year! I’ll be approaching bookstores about carrying the book and, of course, I’m always looking for reviewers and places to feature it!

In case you want a taste of the Black Girl Magic going on with my queer magical girls, you can check them out here:

Autographed Copies 

Amazon

Website

Reviews so far

Thanks everyone, and don’t forget! You are magical :)

Reblogging for the night time kids :)

Cover by Jenn St-onge

“Hidden in Plain Sight” by MuseTap Studios

Happy New Year, magical ones! I haven’t updated in FOREVER! The end of 2017 was full of conventions back to back so I didn’t have much time. 

I wanted to say thank you for a really great launch of my book magnifiqueNOIR! It’s been about 3 months and the reception for it has been great! I’m gonna be pushing it even harder this year and I hope to have (at least) the rough draft for book two done by the end of the year! I’ll be approaching bookstores about carrying the book and, of course, I’m always looking for reviewers and places to feature it!

In case you want a taste of the Black Girl Magic going on with my queer magical girls, you can check them out here:

Autographed Copies 

Amazon

Website

Reviews so far

Thanks everyone, and don’t forget! You are magical :)

RELEASE DAY IS HERE!

This time last year I was launching the Kickstarter for this little idea I had about a group of black, queer, magical girls. While the Kickstarter didn’t end up panning out, I told myself that I wouldn’t give up on the idea and that I’d finish the story and release it someday.

Today is that day.

“magnifiqueNOIR” is here and I am so thrilled to be presenting it to everyone!

If you’ve already preordered the book through the Indiegogo or our Etsy shop, you will be receiving it very soon! I got confirmation from UPS that the 15 boxes (yes, 15!) will be at my house this Friday! After that, I’ll be autographing all of them and then giving my post office a nightmare (just kidding, we already talked to them and came up with a plan).

If you haven’t ordered the book yet, now is your chance! Not just the physical copy, but the eBook as well! So here’s Bri’s somewhat comprehensive list of ways to have a little bit of black girl magic in your home, on your Kindle, and more important: in your hearts (boo Bri that was cheesy).

1. The super special awesomely autographed copy! Follow the link here to get a physical copy of the book autographed by yours truly! We have a limited amount of numbers before we order batch #2 of the book in time for fall season conventions!
   
2. The amazing Amazon physical copy! While it doesn’t come with my autograph, it is discounted for a limited time, and hey, free shipping through Prime is always nice!
   
3. The magically fantastic eBook copy! Because who doesn’t want their electronic reading device to come packed with black girl magic?
   
4. Conventions! I’ll have a list of them up soon, but this Saturday, I’ll be at MSP Fall ComiCon at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, so if you’re local, you can come and get a copy of the book from me in person!
   

Now comes the next part: promotion. If you are absolutely in love with the book, talk about it online! Use the hashtag #magnifiqueNOIR to share your love for these girls. Take pictures of your book/eBook, share this post everywhere, and definitely, most definitely, definitely definitely definitely LEAVE A REVIEW when you’re done reading! Let’s show the world that black girls with magical powers are spectacular!

As always, thank you from the bottom of my chubby black queer girl heart for all the support. When I came up with this idea last March, I had no idea it would grow so much. There may have been some hiccups along the way, but we’re here now, and you all are truly magical :)

HERE ARE ALL OF THE ATTACKS FEATURED IN THE FIRST BOOK FOR “magnifiqueNOIR”

Galactic Purple: Cupcake Bomb! Art by Jenn St-Onge

Cosmic Green: 8-Bits & Pieces! Art by Sakura Mochi Panda

Radical Rainbow: Rainbow Rush! Art by AtelierMUSE

Prism Pink: Sewn Together Symmetry! Art by Jenn St-Onge

Be sure to check out the book HERE!

Hey there, magical ones! I have an AMAZING UPDATE for everyone. Here’s a sneak people on how the inside of the book is going to look. Full color illustrations from various artists, fun character profiles, one-shot comic pages, it’s gonna be an extravaganza of black girl magic!

Preorder Here!

Cover by Jenn St-Onge

Formatting by Deverish Also

Golden Blaze art by Ann Uland

Cosmickaze Bree Youtube Page by SnowCosplays (my partner!)

Character Profile Art by Musetap Studios

Comic Art by ME!

CHOOSE YOUR MAGICAL GIRL!

Got some last minute extra images done for the book, and since I’m a fighting game fangirl to the highest degree, I gave them character select screens for their mini-bios! 

Book preorder link is HERE

More magnifiqueNOIR merchandise can be found HERE

There’s a city. It’s like most other cities. Buildings. People. Monsters who can destroy sidewalks by vomiting acid onto the ground, and an elite group of black, queer, magical girls who work to put those monsters in their place.

See? Just like most other cities.

Bree Danvers would’ve compared it to a video game, maybe a cartoon or comic book, except black girls are rarely the heroines of the story. But there her heroine stood, plus sized and wonderful, rocking a dazzling amount of purple and defeating monsters with galactic sparkles. Galactic Purple, that was her name, and soon, Bree was joining her on a magical adventure full of transformations and after school battles to defend a city like most other cities.

And soon, others would join them, and each one would be magical in their own way… give or take a few bumps on the acid covered ground.

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Here it is, everyone! The cover to the first book in the “magnifiqueNOIR” series! 

HERE is where you can PREORDER THE BOOK!

HERE is where you can GET THE COVER AS A POSTER!

Shout out to Jenn St-Onge for doing an AMAZING COVER! You can find more of her work on her website HERE! And shout out to ALL OF YOU for your support :)

snowtigra:

From the wifey: So a while ago a friend tagged me on a gorgeous picture that Ashleigh Beevers Art @mustashleigh mustashleigh had done, and on a whim, I reached out to see if they’d do some art for Magnifique Noir.

THEN THIS GORGEOUSNESS HAPPENED!!!

I cannot contain all the Black Girl Magic I just CANNOT!!! WHY ARE MY ARTISTS SO WONDERFUL?!
#reading #book #author #galacticpurple #transformation #magicalgirls #magicalgirl #magical #magnifiquenoir #brianalawrence #brichibicosplays #fabart #comingsoon #etsy

I haven’t updated Tumblr in forever but OMG LOOK AT THIS!!! My book is going to be so rad!

Artist

Book Preorder 

Introducing magical girls gettin’ down to business! We have Galactic Purple powering up her signature “Cupcake Bomb.” Not only does it explode, but it has acidic frosting. Next, we have Prism Pink using her seamstress abilities with “Sewn Together Symmetry.” She uses her threads to tie down her opponents, and if they try to move they learn the hard way that the thread is razor sharp.

This art will soon be available as prints of the girls and will also be included in the first book of the magnifiqueNOIR series: I Am Magical. 

Artwork by: Jenn St-Onge Illustration

Preorder the book HERE!

Learn more about the girls HERE!

You can still pledge tiers in the Indiegogo and get fun bonuses HERE!

Here’s my schedule for Anime Detour! I’ll be in artist alley taking preorders for “magnifiqueNOIR” and I’ll have all kinds of new prints and other fun crafts with my partner :) HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!