Task #8: A comic written or illustrated by a person of color

[Book Riot]

Use this space to discuss books you're reading or that might fit the eighth Read Harder task.

[Cristiano]

It's a wonderful comic about slavery in Brazil, with a beautiful art in black and white.

[Audra]

I'm a huge Ta-Nehisi Coates fan so I am going with Black Panther #1 for this one.

[Teresa]

I'll read Embroideries or Black Panther #1.

[Sarah]

I’m considering Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, Black Panther #1, The Best We Could Do, or March: Book One.

[D.L.]

I decided on Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, as rec'd above.

[Theresa]

If graphic novels count I'm leaning towards Boxers & Saints or The Arab of the Future - 2. If it's strictly comics, then I'll probably go with The Girl From The Other Side: Siúil A Rún, Vol. 4, but that feels like cheating since I've already read the 1st 3 volumes & have this on pre-order & will read it regardless of whether it satisfies a challenge prompt or not. I also have Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book 2, but I didn't care for Book 1, so I've been avoiding Book 2. It will definitely be a challenge for me to pick it up, though. Haha!

[Bonnie G.]

Audra wrote: "I'm a huge Ta-Nehisi Coates fan so I am going with Black Panther #1 for this one."

Me too!

[Erica]

If Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too counts as a graphic novel, then I'm reading this. I've been meaning to read it for ages!

[Candace]

I choose Your Black Friend for this task.

[Andrea]

Black Panther: World of Wakanda is great for Roxane Gay fans. Saladin Ahmed has been writing Black Bolt #1. He also has a new one coming in January called Abbott.

[Riah]

I regularly read both a bunch of Marvel comics starring superheroes of color, and so I'll continue to read them as they come out. Once Black Panther: Long Live The King (2017-2018) #1of6 by Nnedi Okorafor is collected into a volume, I'm reading it for sure. Same for America, Vol. 2 by Gabby Rivera.

Roxane Gay's Black Panther: World of Wakanda and Ta-Nehisi Coates Black Panther & the Crew: We Are the Streets are both enjoyable, and I liked them better than Coates's other Black Panthers, although I'll also read Black Panther Book 4: Avengers of the New World Part 1 pretty soon.

Aya, the book I'm reading for my non-Marvel/DC/Image comic would also work for this one.

Other recommendations I have are Deer Woman: A Vignette, The Best We Could Do and Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too.

[Tori]

Would Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening count for this task?

[Catie]

The Complete Persepolis, Embroideries, and Chicken with Plums are all very good.

I think I’ll read Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine (art by Valentine De Landro) for this task.

[Monica]

I am not interested in comic books in general but fortunately one of the few comics that I have on my TBR list fits all 3 comic categories. It's written and illustrated by the same POC and it was published by Andrews McMeel Publishing.

The Boondocks: Fresh for '01...You Suckas

[Riah]

I love The Boondocks! It's a great choice.

[Elizabeth]

Tori wrote: "Would Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening count for this task?"

Yes. Both the writer and the artist are WoC. It's also an incredible story with stunning art, and I highly recommend it.

[Annie]

I think maybe The Best We Could Do, but I'm also very tempted with Ta-Nehisi Coates Black Panther #1.

[Erika]

Catie wrote: "The Complete Persepolis, Embroideries, and Chicken with Plums are all very good.

I think I’ll read Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine..."

I'm reading Bitch Planet Vol. 1 for this task too! I was disappointed it doesn't fit the other comic tasks and was gonna read it outside of the challenge, but then discovered it fits this one. :)

[Kacy]

I'm going to do Bitch Planet Vol. 1 as well. I'm trying to also read only books I already own, so this will be perfect.

[Scarlett]

I have a sort of general question about this: Are we counting graphic novels as comics, or should this be a comic in the sense of a serialized graphic narrative? I'm fine either way, I just wanted to be true to the spirit of the task.

[Chinook]

Scarlett wrote: "I have a sort of general question about this: Are we counting graphic novels as comics, or should this be a comic in the sense of a serialized graphic narrative? I'm fine either way, I just wanted ..."

Yes, graphic novels are part of what BR means by comics.

[Chinook]

I read an ARC of Pemmican Wars and I found it really interesting. The writer is Metis.

[willaful]

My library has both Coates and Gay so I guess I'll try them both.

[Rebecca]

I read March: Book One on New Year's Day and enjoyed it. It was a really quick read and I hope to get my hands on Book 2 and Book 3 soon.

[Lisa]

I'm also reading March book 1 right now and liking it!

[Anna]

I'll be reading My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 by Gengoroh Tagame

[Amy]

I’ve read some interesting pieces about Iranian identity and whether Persian is white or people of color.

If there is a “right” answer, I don’t know what it is. Do you classify books by Iranian and Iranian-American writers as books by people of color?

[Modysoul]

Any of the Love and Rockets series by Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez would fit this bill.

[novelteathoughts]

Do these HAVE to be in book format? I've found some great ones online for free.

[EllenZReads]

Rebecca wrote: "I read March: Book One on New Year's Day and enjoyed it. It was a really quick read and I hope to get my hands on Book 2 and Book 3 soon."

I'll be reading March: Book Two for this one.

[Marie]

Amy wrote: "I’ve read some interesting pieces about Iranian identity and whether Persian is white or people of color.

If there is a “right” answer, I don’t know what it is. Do you classify books by Iranian a..."

I had the same issue last year. Ultimately I went with POC, because the memoir by an Iranian (Persepolis) that I was reading included several instances of racism against the author by white Europeans. "Race" is a social construct, so if a person is treated as a POC, then ultimately their experiences are of a POC.

But Iranian is right on the border of POC/non-POC, so make your own determination. If we're talking about a third-generation immigrant who self-identifies as white and doesn't experience racism, then it's probably not in the spirit of Read Harder's POC tasks.

[Candace]

Modysoul wrote: "Any of the Love and Rockets series by Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez would fit this bill."

This looks like a good one! I may read this too.

[SE]

I was planning on reading Victor LaValle's Destroyer for this one. I'll probably still read it, but this thread reminds me I actually also have a bunch of other comics in my possession that would fit the bill as well. And they all sound awesome, so it wouldn't hurt to read them all.

[[deleted user]]

I read Noble Vol. 1: God Shots; it's the first book in the Catalyst Prime universe; they're following in the footsteps of Milestone, with diverse characters and diverse creators. I'll be checking out more of their books based on this.

[Sam]

I'm going to be reading Descender, Vol. 2: Machine Moon (art by Dustin Nguyen). I loved Vol. 1 - it was probably my favorite comic that I read last year, so I am pretty excited to continue the series.

[Marie]

I read Dragon's Breath: and Other True Stories. A series of vignettes about struggling through your twenties and thirties. It's also illustrated by the author and not published by the big two, if you're looking for a graphic novel to triple-dip.

[Najwa]

Does manga count for this?

[Eva]

I think I'll be reading Sailor Moon, Vol. 1 for this, it has been sitting on my TBR shelf for ages. It would also count for the two other comics-task (non-DC/-Marvel/-Image comic, and a comic illustrated and written by the same person).

[Christine]

I'm going with Alex + Ada: The Complete Collection, I'm all about the sci-fi right now.

[Siobhan]

Would Trust No Aunty count?

[willaful]

I couldn't get into the Wakonda books, so my next attempt will be Boondocks.

[Janet]

I am going to read March: Book One, March: Book Two, and March: Book Three by John Lewis!

[Allie]

Siobhan wrote: "Would Trust No Aunty count?"

I think so!

[Sheryl_at_Ubookquitous]

Angel Catbird, Vol. 1 is illustrated by Johnnie Christmas

[Ella]

here's a handy little list I found -- http://www.artforourselves.org/review...

It cemented my plan to read The Complete Persepolis

[Katie]

I read Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book 1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates and didn't really enjoy it, like many others, though the art was amazing. I really admire Coates and will definitely give the second and third volumes a chance in a few months.

[Tori]

I read Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu and illustrated by Sana Takeda. Really enjoyed it and loved the art!

[Rachel]

I read Level Up, which was a nice quick read.

[Ella]

Rachel wrote: "I read Level Up, which was a nice quick read." Ahh -- Gene Luen Yang's other comics/graphic novels, in particular American Born Chinese would also be great for this prompt.