Literally Graphic reviewed Fire Starters by Jen Storm
Review of 'Fire Starters' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
and today we are reviewing Fire Starters written by Jen Storm, with lines by Scott B Henderson and colors by Donovan Yaciuk. This short
Published December 1st 2016 by HighWater Press and is definitly more of an officially young adult (but probably pre-teen middle grade) dealio.
As far as warnings go, this story is about racism and involves police. No one dies, but it's a bit too the point.
While I've read and reviewed several comics illustrated by Scott Henderson, I have only mentioned Jen Storm in relation to the This Place: 150 Years Retold Anthology. Storm is an Ojibway writer from the Couchiching First Natio in Northwestern Ontario, born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The other relatively new person is Donovan Yaciuk who has also done work on Katherena Vermette's A Girl Called Echo graphic novel series alongside The ADventures of Auroraman and Neecropolitan. Otherwise they remain an eternal …
and today we are reviewing Fire Starters written by Jen Storm, with lines by Scott B Henderson and colors by Donovan Yaciuk. This short
Published December 1st 2016 by HighWater Press and is definitly more of an officially young adult (but probably pre-teen middle grade) dealio.
As far as warnings go, this story is about racism and involves police. No one dies, but it's a bit too the point.
While I've read and reviewed several comics illustrated by Scott Henderson, I have only mentioned Jen Storm in relation to the This Place: 150 Years Retold Anthology. Storm is an Ojibway writer from the Couchiching First Natio in Northwestern Ontario, born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The other relatively new person is Donovan Yaciuk who has also done work on Katherena Vermette's A Girl Called Echo graphic novel series alongside The ADventures of Auroraman and Neecropolitan. Otherwise they remain an eternal mystery.
Turning the book over, the synopsis is as follows: " Looking for a little mischief after discovering an old flare gun, Ron and Ben find themselves in trouble when the local gas bar on Agamiing Reserve goes up in flames, and they are wrongly accused of arson by the sheriffs son. As the investigation goes forward, community attitudes are revealed, and the truth slowly comes to light."
A really short and focused book for younger teens, Firestarters does not really dig into issues of sexuality, gender, class, or ability vs disability. Race is obviously the focus of this story, which it executes fairly well, if a bit didactic. Which is generally the way things go in this age demographic.
Other #ownvoices comics to check out if you're looking for more in this age demographic is A Girl Called Echo by Katherena Vermette; 7 Generations, Sugar Falls, Betty and Tales from Big Spirit by David Alexander Robertson.