{"product_id":"the-comics-journal-308-paperback-by-pia-guerra","title":"The Comics Journal #308 Paperback by Pia Guerra","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eFantagraphics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2022-05-24)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e180\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781683965336\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368.55\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis issue of the award-winning magazine focuses on the intersections of comics and activism. Gary Groth interviews editorial cartoonist Pia Guerra (\u003ci\u003eY: The Last Man\u003c\/i\u003e); Civil Rights activists talk about the creation of the Black Panther Party symbol and their tactics to battle voter suppression; and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this issue, Gary Groth conducts a career-spanning interview with \u003ci\u003eY: The Last Man\u003c\/i\u003e comics artist Pia Guerra about her turn to editorial cartooning and future projects. John Jennings explores the vision behind the graphic imprint Megascope, devoted to \"rediscovering powerful speculative work by and about people of color.\" Jennie S. Law interviews Civil Rights activists Jennifer Lawson and Courtland Cox about their ingenious strategies — comics pamphlets about gaining political power, going undercover, mass meetings — to register voters in Lowndes County circa 1965. Nicknamed \"Bloody Lowndes,\" 80% of its population was Black, yet only two Black people were registered to vote. Also: a gallery of Frank Leet's one-panel cartoons illustrating Don Marquis's (\u003ci\u003eArchy and Mehitabel\u003c\/i\u003e) verse, a conversation with Alex Graham about self-publishing a 400-page graphic novel, a Rob Guillory (\u003ci\u003eChew\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFarmhand)\u003c\/i\u003e sketchbook, an original comic by Meg O'Shea, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eAmerican Canadian dual citizen \u003cb\u003ePia Guerra\u003c\/b\u003e, b. 1971, is best known as the artist for the comics series \u003ci\u003eY: The Last Man\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Brian K. Vaughan. The TV adaptation aired in September 2021 on FX. She’s also drawn \u003ci\u003eDr. Who\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Canary\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSimpsons\u003c\/i\u003e comics and contributed to \u003ci\u003eMad\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. Her political cartoons have appeared in venues such as \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Nib\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Groth\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-founder of \u003ci\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and Fantagraphics Books. He lives in Seattle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel R. Miller\u003c\/b\u003e earned her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, where she was a Presidential Fellow and served as the Assistant Editor of \u003ci\u003eInks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing on comics and pop culture has been published in \u003ci\u003ePublic Book\u003c\/i\u003es, \u003ci\u003eBitch Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePretty Deadly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as many scholarly collections on comics and comics history. She co-curated the exhibit \u003ci\u003eLadies First: A Century of Women’s Innovations in Comics and Cartoon Art\u003c\/i\u003e for the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, which documents one hundred years of women’s work in comics and cartoon art. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to American Comics\u003c\/i\u003e, co-authored with Dr. Andrew Kunka, is forthcoming from Routledge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristy Valenti\u003c\/b\u003e is an Eisner-Award-winning editor at Fantagraphics Books. 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