Bass Reeves: Tales of the Talented Tenth, no. 1 [Paperback]

Tales of the Talented Tenth, Volume Onetells the story of Bass Reeves, an escaped slave who became one of the most successful lawman of the old west. Volume I chronicles his life from winning shooting matches in early childhood to traveling with his master, living with Native Americans in Indian Territory, and finally becoming a U.S. Marshal.

Joel Christian Gillis the inaugural chair of Boston University’s Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Visual Narrative and associate professor in the CFA School of Visual Arts. He is also a cartoonist and historian who speaks nationally on the importance of sharing stories. He is the author of the acclaimed memoirFights: One Boy's Triumph Over Violence, cited as one of the best graphic novels of 2020 by theNew York Timesand for which he was awarded the 2021 Cartoonist Studio Prize. He wrote and illustratedFast Enough: Bessie Stringfield’s First Rideand the award-winning graphic novel seriesStrange Fruit: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History, as well as three volumes of Tales of The Talented Tenth, which tell the stories of Bass Reeves, Bessie Stringfield, and Robert Smalls. He has just completed the graphic novel of Ibram Kendi's National Book Award–winningStamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, forthcoming in June 2023. Gill has dedicated his life to creating stories to build connections with readers through empathy, compassion, and, ultimately, humanity.