This is the first in what seems to be a longer series. This comic is everything and extremely needed for those who don't get the BLM movement due to ignorance, age, upbringing, etc. As a beginner in the birding community, I was made aware of racism and discrimination against Christian Cooper quite early as he is well known within the community and shared in some birding groups what happened to him. (I don't want to give it away if you are unfamiliar with the situation).

What I didn't know was that he was a Marvel comic editor...what I also didn't know was that he used his horrible experience as a platform to spread the word about the BLM movement in a very direct and poignant way through this comic. The comic is beautiful and heart-wrenchingly illustrated. It is a short comic but it hits to the heart of BLM. The last few pages of the comic are dedicated to a few of the names of those black lives who have been murdered by the police.

I believe this graphic novel would be suitable for tweens and up. ( )

Powerful ( )

Christian Cooper shares a short fictionalized version of his encounter while birdwatching in Central Park with a White woman who called 911 to say she was feeling threatened by an African American man. He also pays tribute to the many Black Americans who were killed as a result of such calls or other encounters with police over minor matters.

Inclusion of magic binoculars in the story is a little weird, but does not detract from the power of the message, the need to remember, and the call to act upon these injustices.

A free download is available via DC Comics:
https://www.readdc.com/Represent-2020-1/digital-comic/T2139800015001?ref=c2VhcmN... ( )