Gary Leach

There are interesting insights here about being an African American chid in the USA today, but the storytelling is too sappy and Afterschool Special for my tastes.

I have mixed feelings about this book. This young man's story is his experience, and it's very valid but the way it was written and some other things featured in the book left me uneasy. Colorblindness isn't really a great way to deal with racism. And the our country shouldn't be a melting pot, it should be a salad bowl, to borrow a-phrase and paraphrase it-from Jane Elliot.

An incredible story told by a teenager! While he didn't do the amazing graphics for this, the words were his own and are very important. This is a cool series I've not heard from before so I'll be looking into all the rest, too.

FOR REFERENCE:

Contents: Operation Rescue Saint Bernard [from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #125 (February 1951)] / written and illustrated by Carl Barks -- Protective Cacophany [from Anders And & Co. #25 (1988)] / produced by the Gutenberghus Group, scripted by Gary Leach -- Ten-Star Generals [from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #132 (September 1951)] / written and illustrated by Carl Barks -- Course Play [from Anders And & Co. #16 (1983)] / produced by the Gutenberghus Group, scripted show more by Gary Leach -- Donald's Nephews one-page gag [from Four Color #408 Donald Duck and the Golden Helmet (July-August 1952)] / written and illustrated by Carl Barks -- The Chickadee Challenge / written and illustrated by Carl Barks [from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #181 (October 1955)] show less