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A review by sallysimply
The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History by David F. Walker
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
It feels odd to say that I enjoyed this, given the subject matter and how emotional it all makes me. But this is everything you would want in a graphic novel about the Black Panthers, and even things you might not expect.
The illustrations are beautiful, and the story is laid out really well. I appreciated the history lesson at the start to provide context for all that was to come. The afterword broke me and echoed so much of what I had been thinking and feeling throughout: not much has changed. And that’s deeply sad, but we keep hoping and praying and fighting anyway.
The illustrations are beautiful, and the story is laid out really well. I appreciated the history lesson at the start to provide context for all that was to come. The afterword broke me and echoed so much of what I had been thinking and feeling throughout: not much has changed. And that’s deeply sad, but we keep hoping and praying and fighting anyway.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Racism, Police brutality, and Gun violence
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Slavery, Rape, and Addiction