Wow. This was very insightful and a detailed account of how to approach historical/cultural/colonial issues in historical fiction. I lived in Mali for 2 years and speak Bambara and was wondering about your sources and the recordings of griots telling stories. I still have a cassette tape of a griot telling the story of Karamogo Sissouko. Anyways, loved hearing about your process and the respect for context and all voices.
I very much appreciated hearing how you approached writing this historical story. I ordinarily wouldn't read a graphic novel, but now I totally want to experience how you used the constraints, the reverse-engineering, and respect to craft his (possible) Story.
This is similar to what I did when I wrote my two feature screenplays based on history that was spotty at best. One was based on family oral history. The other was well-documented for public information but had nothing when it came to the personal side of the story, much like yours. I really enjoyed reading your process!
Wow. This was very insightful and a detailed account of how to approach historical/cultural/colonial issues in historical fiction. I lived in Mali for 2 years and speak Bambara and was wondering about your sources and the recordings of griots telling stories. I still have a cassette tape of a griot telling the story of Karamogo Sissouko. Anyways, loved hearing about your process and the respect for context and all voices.
I’ve always wanted to do one where it’s Martin Luther with the church reformation but they are using awesome knight like mechs
I very much appreciated hearing how you approached writing this historical story. I ordinarily wouldn't read a graphic novel, but now I totally want to experience how you used the constraints, the reverse-engineering, and respect to craft his (possible) Story.
This is similar to what I did when I wrote my two feature screenplays based on history that was spotty at best. One was based on family oral history. The other was well-documented for public information but had nothing when it came to the personal side of the story, much like yours. I really enjoyed reading your process!