Evan Narcisse is an American comic book writer, journalist, and video game narrative designer. Narcisse began his working career as a journalist who has reported on video games for several media outlets, such as The Atlantic, The New York Times, Time, Kotaku, io9, and Polygon. As a comic book writer, Narcisse has authored multiple titles which feature the Marvel Comics superhero, Black Panther. Since 2018, Narcisse has been involved with designing or consulting on the narrative elements of several video games, including Insomniac Games' Spider-Man video game series, Marvel's Avengers, and Redfall.
Career
Journalism
During the 2000s, Narcisse worked as a contributor and writer for several news outlets with a focus on the video game industry, such as Entertainment Weekly.[1] In 2010, Narcisse authored several articles published by The Atlantic.[2] Narcisse joined video game blog Kotaku in October 2011, where he worked for nearly five years.[3] After leaving Kotaku in June 2016, Narcisse tenured as a senior staff writer at io9, a sister site to Kotaku, where he wrote about comics and comic reviews.[4] Other media outlets Narcisse has previously written for included The New York Times, Time, IGN, GameSpot, and Rolling Stone. Narcisse has also appeared as an expert guest on
Personal life
Narcisse is the son of Haitian immigrants who moved to the United States in the late 1960s, and could understand Antillean Kreyol.[16][17] Narcisse and his siblings were raised by their mother in a New York suburban neighborhood, which later underwent gentrification that further disadvantaged some marginalized residents.[12][5] Narcisse was inspired from a young age by the political history of Haiti, which instilled an interest in writing about issues of race and representation throughout his professional career.[16] Narcisse is a longtime fan of the Black Panther comic book series; his earliest memory of reading a Black Panther story was an issue of the 1970s reprint title Marvel Triple Action, where the superhero character was revealed to be a black man from a foreign country who is also culturally sophisticated.[18]
External links
References
- Evan Narcisse. Evan Narcisse does battle with N3: Ninety-Nine Nights EW.com, 2007^
- Evan Narcisse. Evan Narcisse The Atlantic^
- Hello, I Must Be Growing Kotaku, May 6, 2016^