that dude Jamar Nicholas (
Detective Boogaloo) has been tapped to do the graphic novel adaptation of
Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence in America
an assignment that marks a next step for the Philly-based cartoonist. in addition to advancing his career, this gig appeals to Jamar for other reasons.
“…When Beacon Press approached me with the opportunity to do a graphic adaptation of Geoffrey Canada’s memoir
Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence in America
" says Jamar, "
I read his book and saw myself in its pages. I knew exactly what a young Geoff went through, growing up in an unforgiving South Bronx neighborhood in the 1960s. Never mind that his story took place 15 years before I was born, I felt instantly connected.
This same story is repeated every day in every inner city in the country but with higher, deadlier stakes at earlier ages. The only difference is that I didn’t worry about getting shot when I was a kid - that’s not the case, nowadays.”
-ghettoManga.com
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