IPI #4 – Elizabeth LaPensee In this deployment of IPI, we spotlight Elizabeth LaPensee, a Ph.D., Student at Simon Fraser University in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology and Research Assistant for the Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace (“AbTeC”), “a series of projects investigating innovative methods for First Nations to participate in networked culture to […]
IPI #3 – Andrea Grant In this installment of IPI, we get up close and personal with the “Pin-up Poet,” herself, Andrea Grant. Andrea is the creator of MINX comic book series, “which merges Native American mythology” with fantasy, dreams, and reality. Andrea is a Coast Salish Canadian with a long list of creative talents, […]
Recently, I was fortunate enough to be asked to do an interview with Susan Shannon, Office Manager and Producer of “Indian Times” on KGOU 106.3 FM and KROU 105.7 FM, the local (Norman/OKC Metro area) National Public Radio affiliate about my book, Native Americans in Comics: A Critical Study from McFarland. The Indian Times show […]
IPI #1 – Weshoyot Alvitre To celebrate Native American professionals working within the industry, Michael Sheyahshe (Caddo) sits down with comic book artist / illustrator, Weshoyot Alvitre (Tongva / Gaelic / Scottish), who is gracious enough to share her story and experiences working in comics. To combat (at worst) stereotypes and (at best) poorly-created Indigenous characters, […]
I received the following email from my publisher with exciting news about my book Native Americans in Comic Books: A Critical Study: Thursday, April 3, 2008 1:55:57 PM Dear Mr. Sheyahshe: Today we have shipped proofs for your book Native Americans in Comic Books. You can now carry out your final two jobs, proofreading the […]
Native Americans in Comic Books is also now listed at Amazon.com. You can find the listing and pre-order the book HERE.
My new book, “Native Americans in Comic Books: A Critical Study,” has been officially listed on the McFarland website. The hardcover, available this coming Spring 2008, will retail for around $49.95 and can be ordered from the McFarland website https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/native-americans-in-comic-books/. Tell all your friends – or just anyone interested in either comic books or Native […]
ComicMix has launched Mike Grell’s Shaman’s Tears in a completely online format. You can read the comic in their entirety, as well as others, at the ComicMix website. http://www.comicmix.com/comics Grell is one of the comic book creators I interviewed for my book, “Native Americans in Comic Books: A Critical Study.” While I have extensively reviewed […]
Rob Schmidt (creator, Peace Party) and I have been invited you to speak as part of the programming in relation to the Montclair Art Museum (“MAM”) exhibition Reflecting Culture: The Evolution of the American Super Hero. The exhibition features a section on Native Americans in comic book both portraying stereotypical depictions, introduction of Native superheroes […]
We (Indigenous People) Should Tell Our Stories “Scalped” is a new comic book line from Vertigo (part of the DC family). While the series creator, Jason Aaron, has the right idea about how presenting Indigenous characters within popular media (i.e., attempting to break racial stereotypes and present some dramatic action), I still maintain that we […]
