In collaboration with the NYC Department of Education Civics For All Comics Group comes Barrier Breaker, a graphic anthology of upstanding athletes throughout U.S. history.

BARRIER BREAKER #1: An original barrier breaker in major league baseball, Jackie Robinson faced down a lifetime of racism and helped transform the national pastime and America itself.

Written by Yohuru Williams & Michael G. Long

Art and cover by June Kim

Colors by Marissa Louise with letters by Joshua Reed

Production and design by Chris Ross

Edited by Lauren Sankovitch

BARRIER BREAKER #2: Look out for “The Fulton Flash!” Pledging to make the world a better place through sport, Missouri-born sprinter Helen Stephens took the 1936 Olympics–and track & field history–by storm! 

Written by Robin Hoelzemann

Art and cover by Sarah Myer

Colors by Marissa Louise with letters by Joshua Reed

Production by Joshua Reed

Edited by Lauren Sankovitch

In collaboration with the NYC Department of Education Civics For All Comics Group comes Recognized, an LGBTQ+ graphic history anthology.

Recognized #1

#1 features “Shine,” a look into Alain Locke’s role in the Harlem Renaissance, as well as “In Love and Resistance,” which celebrates the history of Sylvia Rivera and her enduring friendship with Marsha P. Johnson.

“Shine”: Written by Danny Lore with art by Brandt and Stein

“In Love and Resistance”: Written by Valerie Complex with art by June Kim

Colors by Marissa Louise with letters by Clayton Cowles

Cover art by Valentine De Landro

Production by Chris Ross

Edited by Lauren Sankovitch

Recognized #2

#2 tackles the dedicated activism of Bayard Rustin as part of the Civil Rights Movement in “Sing Out,” while “Worst Enemy” explores the fury and passion of Larry Kramer during the AIDS epidemic. 

“Sing Out”: Written by Clay Cane with art by Nicholas Orr

“Worst Enemy”: written by Clay Cane with art by Elléa Bird

Colors by Marissa Louise with letters by Joshua Reed

Cover art by Chris Visions

Production by Joshua Reed

Edited by Lauren Sankovitch

Recognized #3

#3 holds up the power of the written word as an agent of change in our world and ourselves through the work of Audre Lorde, “Find Your Light,” and the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, “Khadija Learns It All.”

“Find Your Light”: Written by Danielle Henderson with art by Robin Hoelzemann

“Khadija Learns It All”: Written by Mikki Kendall & Good Trouble with art by A. D’Amico

Colors by Marissa Louise with letters by Joshua Reed

Cover art by Chris Visions

Production by Joshua Reed

Edited by Lauren Sankovitch

In collaboration with the NYC Department of Education Civics and Social Studies team, Registered brings the voting rights history of the United States to life.

Registered #1 reveals the hotly contested push to lower the voting age to 18 through the not-too-long-ago events leading up to passage of the 26th Amendment.

Registered #2 illustrates the promise and shortcomings of the Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th), which offered a new path forward to a country ravaged by the Civil War.

Written by Andrew Aydin

Art and covers by Valentine De Landro

Colors by Marissa Louise with letters by Clayton Cowles (#1) & Josh Reed (#2)

Production by Chris Ross

Edited by Lauren Sankovitch