Foxee Design is an LA-based comic color studio built on a simple belief: color is narrative craft.
Color reveals the story beneath the story, and the people who do that work deserve a career, not just a gig.
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What We Do
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Narrative-driven interior color work for graphic novels, single issues, pitches, and crowdfunded projects, built on our proprietary pre-production process.
Genres include, but aren’t limited to, horror, action, romance, sci-fi, Afro-Futurism, and historical fiction.
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Standard and wraparound cover coloring for existing line art, front cover only or full wraparound treatments for print and digital releases.
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Overseeing color pipelines on large-scale projects, coordinating flatters, colorists, and deadlines so a book stays coherent and on schedule.
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Visual and editorial direction for anthologies, magazines, and multi-creator collections, shaping how a project looks and reads as a whole.
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A focused 45-minute session on color strategy and creative direction, for publishers and creators who need expert guidance without a full production engagement.
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A 30-minute session offering honest, professional feedback on an emerging colorist’s portfolio, its strengths, gaps, and how to present work to potential clients.
Clients
Awards & Nominations
CRASH CART | 2026 Graphic Medicine Award Shortlist Nominee for “Outstanding Health-Related Comic”
PARABLE OF THE TALENTS | 2026 NAACP Image Award Winner for “Outstanding Literary Work - Graphic Novel”
THE KEEPER | 2023 NAACP Image Award Nominee for “Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction”
THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY: A GRAPHIC NOVEL HISTORY | 2022 Eisner Award Winner for “Best Reality-Based Work”
AFTER THE RAIN | 2022 Eisner Award Nominee
PARABLE OF THE SOWER | 2021 Hugo Award Winner for “Best Graphic Story or Comic”
KINDRED | 2018 Eisner Award Winner for “Best Adaptation from Another Medium”
Studio Values
Foxee Design believes colorists, and the stories they help tell, deserve to be treated as essential, not an afterthought. That belief shapes who we prioritize and how we work.
We actively seek out and champion narratives from creators whose stories haven't always gotten their due, including work centered on queer characters, characters of color, and communities our industry has too often overlooked. Our talent pipeline works the same way. We build relationships within communities that haven't always had access to mentorship or stable pay in comics. We make sure the door into our studio is visible and open to people who don't always see themselves reflected in the credits page or the awards nominations.
Alexandria’s Story
Alexandria Batchelor is the Founder and Creative Director of Foxee Design. Her moniker Foxee is a nod to Foxy Brown and her Tarantino analog Jackie Brown, two blaxploitation-era figures who redefined Black beauty, womanhood, and female empowerment on their own terms: a legacy Alexandria carries into her own work as a colorist and studio founder.
Alexandria built Foxee Design after years working across animation, editorial, and publishing with experience at organizations including Frederator Networks, Time Magazine, Abrams Books, and Penguin Random House. She learned the hard way that the creative industry's model of isolated freelancers and impossible deadlines wasn't sustainable. A burnout that led to a full stop (and eventually a fresh start) became the foundation for a different kind of studio: one built around structure, loyalty, and the radical idea that colorists deserve career paths, reasonable timelines, and a team that has their back.
Foxee Design develops diverse creative teams and creates the kind of working conditions Alexandria once needed but couldn't find, rooted in a larger mission: expanding creator representation, centering Black women in comics history and leadership, and building a community where emerging colorists can grow without burning out. Because the best color work (the kind that makes a reader feel something they didn't expect) only comes from people who are rested, supported, and given the space to render something meaningful.