#noircaesar

Aight so BOOM.
“There are times when you can’t walk away, that’s the only time I think you should FIGHT!” -Darius.
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Here is an animation I did for @noircaesar ’s XOGENASYS official release. All animation/editing done by yours truly! Managed to get @childish_gamzeno (Zeno Robinson. Most notably known for the voice of Cyborg in Young Justice) the actual voice of Darius Smith for this. Music by Japanese Artist @teddyloidspace (Teddyloid. You may have heard his music in the MeMeMe music video with Daoko) SFX and additional music by the one and only @illbrown_ XOGENASYS vol. 1 is officially available for purchase. Link in bio!
#nikolasdraperivey #noircaesar #xogenasys #manga #comics #anime #blackanime #blackmanga #sakuga #xogenasysteaser #complex #hypebeast #teddyloid #illbrown #zenorobinson #johnnyobryant #netflix #hulu #crunchyroll #funimation
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Hzqm_BEvJ/?igshid=sh3u8ar70j21

Thank you for those that bought @noircaesar’s XOGENASYS and are currently reading it. Figured I’d show you guys what some of the pages look like now that everything’s been printed. The entire book is about 301+ pages. Can’t show the whole book because I don’t want to spoil the ending. Took a long time to get right, but I’m happy that the story is resonating with people. Drawing manga is not easy. It’s not just “drawing cool pin ups”. There are certain beats you gotta hit and you really gotta think about what you’re drawing on the page and what’s the most effective way to get the story across. You have to mature. It’s a humbling process for sure. It will definitely test you and tell you about yourself. There were times where I wanted to quit. A lot of personal struggles that I had to overcome while drawing this. So when I look at this book, I see it a bit differently than others might. For me, I was fighting just as Darius was. I couldn’t stand Darius in the beginning, but the more I worked on it, the more pain I put on him and the more I invested in the story, the more he grew on me.
My job as the artist and co-writer was to bring as much life and depth to it as possible and to bring out the best in Johnny’s (@jobryant3 )vision. Anyway, if you haven’t picked it up you can get on Amazon. Link in bio. Mkay. Getting back to work! Thanks again for the support and please look forward to my upcoming new projects! Music by @teddyloidspace.
LINKINBIO
#xogenasys #anime #blackanime #noircaesar #artistoninstagram #manga #comics #afro #complex #hypebeast
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1mJfCQFhzE/?igshid=as5p677y8ei8

BLOODY KNUCKLES.
2019.
#nikolasdraperivey #artistsoninstagram #xogenasys #noircaesarentertainment #noircaesar #manga #comics #thisonewillahaveeverything
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqaiYXvnFsv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uvj04igk7tj3

PROMO art for XOGENASYS. Plain and Text with Gradient Version. I went back in and touched up a few things cause I wasn’t satisfied with it yet. I feel better about it now. More new art and stuff on the way.

But again,
New XOGENASYS announcements ARE underway. Thank you all for attending @animenyc and for @noircaesar having me in attendance. It was incredibly eye opening to see how many of you are cheering me on. It put a lot of things in perspective. Right now I’m focused on the bigger picture. It was a pleasure meeting all of you! I’m working very hard to give you guys something memorable! Please be patient with me… Okay NOW that’s enough. I must get back to work. Seriously.
#nikolasdraperivey #artistsoninstagram #xogenasys #noircaesarentertainment #noircaesar #manga #comics #xogenasysanime
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqaYPjEnnw4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4e683lsn67ta

The World Is Cruel.
#nikolasdraperivey #artistsoninstagram #xogenasys #manga #comics #noircaesar #kbash #blackanime #xogenasysanime #soon #new
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqZIDPGnfCp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19beu8akng22w

Don’t let this world break you….. (WIP)
#nikolasdraperivey #xogenasys #manga #comics #wip #noircaesar #noircaesarentertainment
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqEfAi1Hhnw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=o5h8wueyp0i3

Photoshoot and interview for EDWIN (Edwin) @edwin_japan @edwineurope @edwin_denim_galaxy complete ! Thank you so much @ayakombooo and @snjm56 for having me! It was fun! I’ll let you guys know when the interview is out! I guess I’m officially a model? Either way, I enjoyed myself. I was able to discuss my projects, Japanese influences and more…. I also got keep the jeans. So that’s a plus.
#yesigotpaidtoo
#nikolasdraperivey #edwin #fashion #modeling #noircaesar #xogenasys #manga #newyorkstreetwear #japan #newyork #detroit
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp4-AgSnFeN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xw9515uiqi1t