Ronald Ellis III is a Black, Seattle based illustrator, indie comic publisher, art instructor, and the creator of the Suffer, As We Do sequential art incubation platform and comic anthology series. He has taken on the roles of writer, concept artist, storyboard artist, character designer, and publisher for the series while building the platform to provide classes and general lessons for the art of sequential storytelling. Ronald is a self-taught illustrator, crediting a love of comics, manga, and games for his passion for storytelling. Ronald’s work with Grounded Above the Clouds, an art consignment shop and workspace, was the first step towards creating a platform to help uplift fellow artists and his first opportunity to lead comics workshops. With a focus on creating stories that provide representation for overlooked communities and the niches within, Ronald is building the platform he needed when starting out as a young creative.