Now, he's "living a dream, ” overseeing a Marvel comic book about Native stories told by Native people. Marvel Comics announced this month that it's assembled Native artists and writers for Marvel Voices: Indigenous Voices #1, an anthology that will revisit some of its Native characters. Native comic book fans hope it's a new start for authentic representation in mainstream superhero fare. "It’s correcting a problem that started a long time ago, ” said Veregge of the comic book project. Lee Francis IV, owner of Red Planet Books & Comics in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and an independent publisher of Native comics, helped find up-and-coming Native artists to join the Marvel anthology.

Source: The Star August 30, 2020 04:52 UTC