I'm
extremely happy to announce that I will be back in the Norman area on
September 14th, 2013, signing my book,
Native Americans in Comic Books. I will also have a few (
very few) copies of the INC Universe comic book, which features my character,
Dark Owl.
If you are in the area or nearby, please come see me and say 'hi' - I'd love to see you and talk about pop culture, comics, film, video games and more.
See press release, below, for more info. See you there ! :)
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Local Native American Author, Michael Sheyahshe, at Book Signing
Native Americans in Comic Books: A Critical Study is a thorough examination and critique of Indigenous cultural representation in American popular culture. Author, Michael Sheyahshe, will be at the Hastings Book Store, 2300 W. MAIN, Norman, OK on Saturday, August 29, 2009 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm for book signing event.
Norman, OK -- Monday, September 14, 2013 – Local Native American author,
Michael Sheyahshe (Caddo), will be on-hand at Hastings Book Store in Norman, OK for a special book-signing and promotional event for his published work,
Native Americans in Comic Books: A Critical Study. The book, Sheyahshe's first published book, focuses on the representation of Indigenous people in American comics books. Show your support, bring your copy, and have it signed by the author. Additionally, copies will be on-hand for anyone needing to purchase the book.
Date: Saturday, September 14, 2013
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Hastings Book Store
Street: 2300 W. MAIN
City/Town: Norman, OK
Phone: 405.329.5529
Book info:
Native Americans in Comic Books, published by McFarland Publishing, is a unique study and critique of the way in which we Indigenous people are represented in the popular medium of comic books. This work takes an in-depth look at the world of comic books through the eyes of a Native American reader (Sheyahshe) and offers frank commentary on the medium's cultural representation.
For this book, Sheyahshe interviewed a host of individuals within the comic book industry: Tim Truman (creator/writer/artist for
Scout: War Shaman), Alvin Schwartz (writer for
Tomahawk from the 1940s), Terry LaBan (creator/writer/artist for
Muktuk Wolfsbreath: Hardboiled Shaman), Steve Englehart (creator/writer/artist for
Coyote), John Ostrander (writer for
Blaze of Glory), Rachel Pollack (creator/writer for Vertigo's
Tomahawk), Jon Proudstar (creator/writer for
Tribal Force), Mike Grell (creator/writer/artist for
Shaman's Tears), Jeff Mariotte (writer for
Gen13 series), David Mack (creator/illustrator for the
Daredevil character, Echo), Jay Odjick (artist/creator of
Kagagi: The Raven), Bradford. W. Wright (author of
Comic Book Nation), and Jacquelyn Kilpatrick, Ph.D., (author of
Celluloid Indians).
"As a groundbreaking work in the study of the depiction of Native Americans in the medium of comics, Native Americans in Comic Books is a welcome addition to the fields of Native American studies and popular culture studies." - Chris Teuton, World Literature Today.
Native Americans in Comic Books is available everywhere fine books are sold, such as
Hastings and online locations, including: Target, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.
For more information about Native Americans in Comic Books or the Hastings book signing event, please contact Michael Sheyahshe at email:
sheyahshe@gmail.com or visit the book's website at
www.nativecomicbooks.com.
Follow author, Michael Sheyahshe on
Twitter at
http://twitter.com/sheyahshe or on
Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/sheyahshe.
About Author
Michael Sheyahshe is an enrolled member of the
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and has been published in
Illusions,
Trauma Magazine,
Native Peoples Magazine, and
Games for Windows: The Official Magazine. His book,
Native Americans in Comic Books: A Critical Study, is available from McFarland publications. Michael received two separate Bachelor degrees, both
cum laude, from the University of Oklahoma: one in
Native American Studies and another in
Film and Video Studies and earned his
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in 3D Modeling from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA.
He is both a
Gates Millennium Scholar and a Ronald E. McNair Scholar. Michael was awarded the Smithsonian Institution’s
Native American Award and appointed as an intern at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. He has previously been appointed as a Tax Commissioner for the Caddo Nation and held a seat on the Board of Trustees for the Caddo Heritage Museum.
His achievements include: Director of Animation for a feature film, credits on a shipped video game for Nintendo Wii, and art purchased for the Red Cloud Museum's permanent collection. Michael's comic book character, Dark Owl, is featured in a collaboration with the
Indigenous Narratives Collective ("INC") in INC's Universe #0. Michael achieved the rank of
Shodan (1st degree Black Belt) in Okinawan Karate in 2011.
Contact Information:
Michael Sheyahshe, author
home: http://sheyahshe.wix.com/home
book: http://www.nativecomicbooks.com/
twitter: http://twitter.com/sheyahshe
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sheyahshe
sheyahshe@gmail.com
(405) 757-7NDN (7636)
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