Big Jim and the White Boy GN (2024 Ten Speed Press) An American Classic Reimagined comic books

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1st printing. Written by David Walker. Art and cover by Marcus Kwame Anderson. Commonly regarded as one of the great American novels, Mark Twain's ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN has captured the hearts and imaginations of readers since 1885. BIG JIM AND THE WHITE BOY is a radical retelling of this American classic, centering the experiences of Jim, an enslaved Black man in search of his kidnapped wife and children, along with his cheeky sidekick, Huckleberry Finn. Jim and Huck's high-stakes adventures take them on an epic voyage across the antebellum South and Midwest, through Confederate war camps and runaway safe houses, into Old West standoffs, and on the road as covert Underground Railroad agents. Intertwined into the story of Jim and Huck are the stories of Jim's descendants in the 1930s, 1980s, and 2020s, making this a multigenerational family epic as well as an adventure story. Softcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $25.99.