January 26, 2007

Book to look for

Native Americans in Comic BooksNative Americans in Comic Books, to be published by McFarland Publishing, is a unique study and critique of the way in which Indigenous people are represented in the medium of comic books. This work takes an in-depth look at the world of comic books through the eyes of a Native American reader and offers frank commentary on the medium's cultural representation.

For this book, Michael Sheyahshe has interviewed a host of individuals in the comic book and video game industry: Tim Truman (creator/writer/artist for Scout), Alvin Schwartz (writer for Tomahawk from the 1940s), Terry LaBan (creator/writer/artist for Muktuk Wolfsbreath), Steve Englehart (creator/writer/artist for Coyote), John Ostrander (writer for Blaze of Glory), Rachel Pollack (creator/writer for Vertigo's Tomahawk), Jon Proudstar (creator/writer for Tribal Force), Mike Grell (creator/writer/artist for Shaman’s Tears), Bradford. W. Wright (author of "Comic Book Nation"), and Jacquelyn Kilpatrick, Ph.D. (author of "Celluloid Indians").Comment:  Native Americans in Comic Books looks like a must-read for me and for fans of my website.

FYI, Sheyahshe purchased PEACE PARTY #1-2 a couple years ago and says he discusses them in the book also. But he didn't interview me about them or about Indians in comics. <sniff>

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  1. Rob1:39 PM

    Alas, I've still published only two issues. That doesn't stack up well against the longer runs of SCOUT, COYOTE, or even SHAMAN'S TEARS. No matter how much I've written my website, I need to put out more comics.

    I'm glad to see PEACE PARTY comes up first when you do the Google search. I don't think that used to be the case. I believe this blog is boosting my page rankings...which is another reason to keep doing it.

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