The result is a sprawling overview of the group’s brisk rise and protracted fall, punctuated by gripping confrontations with the powers that be. Walker strives for a comprehensive view, dedicating his book to the party’s 'rank and file' involved in community work. He co-created the series Snow Daze, and has illustrated stories for Action Lab’s series Cash and Carrie and F.O.R.C.E.Ambitious and informative graphic history, crisply illustrated by Marcus Kwame Anderson. For Dynamite he wrote Shaft and for Dark Horse, Number 13.Īrtist Marcus Kwame Anderson is an illustrator, fine artist and teacher. For Marvel and DC, he’s written for Cyborg, Young Justice, Luke Cage, Power Man and Iron Fist, Nighthawk, Fury, Deadpool and more. For Ten Speed Press he wrote The Life of Frederick Douglas, for Image he wrote the Eisner-award nominated Bitter Root, and for DC, he wrote the acclaimed series Naomi. In 1997 he wrote a feature-length documentary on Black Exploitation films. It’s an intense read, with long, highly detailed captions.Īuthor David Walker is an award-winning comic book writer, filmmaker, journalist and educator. Using dramatic comic book-style retelling and illustrated profiles of key figures, The Black Panther Party captures the major events, people, and actions of the party, as well as their cultural and political influence and enduring legacy. This gripping illustrated history explores the impact and significance of the Panthers, from their social, educational, and healthcare programs that were designed to uplift the Black community, their attempt to curb police brutality through citizen patrols, and finally, to their violent clashes with the FBI, which targeted the Party from its outset. It was a radical political organization that stood in defiant contrast to the mainstream, non-violent, non-armed civil rights movement.
Pin-Up & Adult –You must be 18 or olderĪ serious, fact-packed look the origins and life of the Black Panther Party, founded in Oakland, Calif in 1966.
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