Trickster
Native American Tales, a Graphic Collection, 10th Anniversary Edition
Chicago Review Press · Print & ebook · May 3, 2021
2010 Maverick Award winner, 2011 Aesop Prize Winner—Children’s folklore section, and a 2011 Eisner Award Nominee.
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- Who it’s for
- Native American folklore meets comics in tales that range from dramatic to downright fiendish.
- Themes
- Native American folklore, Tricksters and mischief, Cultural storytelling
- Genres
- YA Folklore & Fairy Tale Comics, Native American YA, YA Graphic Novels
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2010 Maverick Award winner, 2011 Aesop Prize Winner—Children’s folklore section, and a 2011 Eisner Award Nominee. All cultures have tales of the trickster—a crafty creature or being who uses cunning to get food, steal precious possessions, or simply cause mischief. He disrupts the order of things, often humiliating others and sometimes himself. In Native American traditions, the trickster takes many forms, from coyote or rabbit to raccoon or raven.
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The first graphic anthology of Native American trickster tales, Trickster brings together Native American folklore and the world of comics. In Trickster, 24 Native storytellers were paired with 24 comic artists, telling cultural tales from across America. Ranging from serious and dramatic to funny and sometimes downright fiendish, these tales bring tricksters back into popular culture.
Trickster Turns
Native American folklore meets comics in tales that range from dramatic to downright fiendish.
Come here for
- Cunning creatures, mischief, and disrupted expectations
- Folklore shaped by Native storytellers and comic artists
Expect
- A graphic anthology spanning tales from across America
- A range from serious and dramatic to funny and fiendish
Where it sits
| Native American YA | 92% |
|---|---|
| YA Folklore & Fairy Tale Comics | 56% |
| YA Graphic Novels | 52% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
- Diverse & Multicultural Stories
- Indigenous Comics of Turtle Island
- Native American Comics
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- YA Graphic Novels
- Native American YA
- Authors
- Matt Dembicki
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Published
- May 3, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Native American folklore · Tricksters and mischief · Cultural storytelling
- Reading lane
- Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology