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Big Jim and the white boy an American classic reimagined  Cover Image Book Book

Big Jim and the white boy [graphic novel] : an American classic reimagined / David F. Walker, Marcus Kwame Anderson ; color by Isabell Struble.

Walker, David, 1968- (author.). Anderson, Marcus Kwame, 1976- (illustrator.). Struble, Isabell, (colourist.). Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 based on (work): Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. (Added Author).

Summary:

"A thrilling graphic novel reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that follows Jim, an enslaved man on a journey towards freedom, and his sidekick, Huck, in the antebellum South-from the team behind the Eisner Award-winning The Black Panther Party"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781984857729 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: v, 281 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: California : Ten Speed Graphic, an imprint of Ten Speed Press, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published in hardcover: California : Ten Speed Graphic, an imprint of Ten Speed Press, 2024.
Subject: Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character) > Comic books, strips, etc.
African Americans > Comic books, strips, etc.
Fugitive slaves > Comic books, strips, etc.
Male friendship > Comic books, strips, etc.
Race relations > Comic books, strips, etc.
Runaway children > Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre: Historical comics.
Graphic novels.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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David F. Walker is an award-winning comic book writer, author, filmmaker, journalist, and educator. His work in comic books includes Shaft, winner of the Glyph Award for Story of the Year; Power Man and Iron Fist, Nighthawk, Fury, Secret Wars: Battleworld, Cyborg, The Army of Dr. Moreau, and Number 13. He is also the creator of the critically-acclaimed YA series The Adventures of Darius Logan and the author of the Eisner-winning The Black Panther Party and Bitter Root. Recognized as a leading scholar expert of African American cinema, Walker produced one of the definitive documentaries on the topic of Blaxploitation films, Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered, and Shafted.

Marcus Kwame Anderson is an illustrator and fine artist. Much of his work explores the beauty and diversity of the African diaspora and often incorporates social commentary. He graduated from SUNY Fredonia with a degree in illustration. Anderson is the Eisner-winning co-creator of The Black Panther Party, the co-creator of the comic book series Snow Daze, and has illustrated stories in Action Lab's Cash and Carrie and F.O.R.C.E.


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