EP. 9: RACE, STORIES & THE HERO DELUSION with DAVID F. WALKER
Eisner Award-winning writer David F. Walker joins Justin to discuss his work bringing historic episodes of racial justice -- and injustice -- to life. His new graphic novel, The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History, created with artist Marcus Kwame Anderson, just came out Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 2021.
David discusses the power of comics to educate and (maybe?) change minds and hearts, the danger of casting ourselves as heroes in our own stories, and how to take care of ourselves creatively.
David and Justin also talk about treading water until you can swim, and David’s bucket-list writer ideas, including his jones for the Lone Ranger and Tonto.
David is the co-creator of the Eisner-winning comic book Bitter Root. He has written major titles for DC (Cyborg, Young Justice), Marvel (Power Man and Iron Fist) and Image. He is also a filmmaker and a recognized expert on 1970s Black film. David is an adjunct professor at Portland State University.
LINKS
The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History
Who was Fred Hampton?
“The 1968 Kerner Commission Got It Right, But Nobody Listened”
“Bad Apples of Bad Barrels? Philip Zimbardo on the Lucifer Effect”
The Hero’s Journey, made popular by Joseph Campbell
