How Comic Books Make the World a Better Place

This reel tells the true stories of everyday superheroes who have used their talents to make the comic book world more inclusive and more just. Up first, we get to know Daniel Clowes, the groundbreaking cartoonist behind titles like “Eightball,” “Ghost World” and “Wilson.” Next, we head back to the 1940s to learn how the writers behind the radio version of “Superman” exposed the Ku Klux Klan. And in modern-day Philadelphia, we meet Ariell Johnson. The first Black woman to own a comic book shop on the East Coast, Johnson runs Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse. Normally a gathering place for comic book lovers, Amalgam has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. But curbside pickup is available, and you can also order comic books online to support this small business which sells titles like “Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayer” and “The Almighty Street Team” that aren’t readily available in other stores.

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