Category: Comics
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Review: The Mask of Haliya, Vol.1: Heir to the Warrior Moon
Imprint: Kwento Comics Genre: Fantasy Own Voices: Filipino mythology Audience: YA+ Creator: Cecilia Lim Writing Team: Kaitlyn Fajilan, Jenapher Zheng Art Team: Renoida Renovilla, Charlyn Duy, Kathryn Layno, Kristen Laroa, Ruth Anne Roman, Susan Bin, Justine Frany, Minerva Fox, Liezl Buenaventura, LA Guevarra, Mikaela Kaufman, Patricia Pria, Jamie Lee, Juliet H. Morin, and Haining San…
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Review: Timid by Jonathan Scott
The 2024 Scholastic Graphix, semi-autobiographical Timid is a coming-of-age story that follows Cecil Hall, a black middle schooler, as he navigates his new hometown of Boston, Massachusetts, and finds a friend group that appreciates his intersecting interests and beliefs. Originally from a predominantly black town in Florida, Cecil learns about code switching in predominantly white…
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Author Conversations in The Blerd Library: Lawrence Lindell
Lawrence Lindell is brilliant. Every Lindell book I’ve read manages to pull at the depths of my being, reminding me how beautiful, heavy, messy, and hilarious life can be…and so, I am deeply honored to interview Lawrence Lindell about his origin story, craft, and his family-owned imprint, Laneha House. I hope you learn about and…
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Superman Smashes The Klan May Be A Favorite Read of the Year
It is with great sadness that I admit my favorite comic of the year may be a Superman graphic novel. I know. I see the disappointment etched across your face, but please, have faith in me. Know that the rare occasion of such mainstream treachery has a point founded in the social commentary you associate…
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‘Southern Hospitality’: A Graphic Representation of Racism and Revenge in Comics
Months later, the movie Sinners still sits with me, so I felt obligated to write about a comic short that reminded me of the film. Specifically Smoke’s last stand with the Ku Klux Klan. In “Southern Hospitality,” written by Mikhail Hardy with art and colors by Eli John and Robin L. Davis, the main character,…
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7 Must-Read Comics by Black Women
Similarly, with Moongirl and Devil Dinosaur, the first run was good, but it lacked the conversations and nuances of the Black experience seen in the runs written by Stephanie Williams and Jordan Ifueko. Why read someone else’s whitewashed perspective when I can read our stories? Here are seven comics I enjoyed written by Black women.…