Heroes in Brave Spaces, an original comic by Joel Christian Gill

We’re so honored to share this original comic by Joel Christian Gill. Click on each image to enlarge to be able to read and enjoy all the details!




Meet the author

Joel Christian Gill is the Chair of the MFA in Visual Narrative at Boston University. He is a cartoonist and historian who speaks nationally on the importance of sharing stories. He is the illustrator of Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America, by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, published by Ten Speed Graphic.
Socials: Instagram: joelchristiangill
About Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America
by Ibram X. Kendi, adapted and illustrated by Joel Christian Gill
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A striking graphic novel edition of the National Book Award-winning history of how racist ideas have shaped American life—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist.
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NOMINATED FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD
Racism has persisted throughout history—but so have antiracist efforts to dismantle it. Through deep research and a gripping narrative that illuminates the lives of five key American figures, preeminent historian Ibram X. Kendi reveals how understanding and improving the world cannot happen without identifying and facing the racist forces that shape it.
In collaboration with award-winning historian and comic artist Joel Christian Gill, this stunningly illustrated graphic-novel adaptation of Dr. Kendi’s groundbreaking Stamped from the Beginning explores, with vivid clarity and dimensionality, the living history of America, and how we can learn from the past to work toward a more equitable, antiracist future.
ISBN-13: 9781984859440
Publisher: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Publication date: 06/04/2024
Filed under: Guest Post

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