Black Hammer Visions: David A. Robertson and Scott B. Henderson
Being fans of Black Hammer, it was awesome to contribute in some way to the incredible and iconic work that Jeff has created. The world-building and characters that occupy Spiral City, how they at once pay homage to familiar heroes and villains but stand truly unique, is something that has inspired our current ongoing superhero series, The Reckoner Rises. This story was an opportunity for Scott and me to dream up our own hero while raising awareness for historical and contemporary systemic issues. Indigenous people and other marginalized groups face. Thanks to Jeff for giving us the space to do so. I hope you enjoy this offering. I hope it makes you think, and if you’ve got a name for this kick-ass Indigenous heroine, hit us up.
DAVID A. ROBERTSON (he, him, his) was the 2021 recipient of the Writers’ Union of Canada Freedom to Read Award. He is the author of numerous books for young readers, including When We Were Alone, which won the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award. The Barren Grounds, the first book in the middle-grade The Misewa Saga series, received a starred review from Kirkus, was a Kirkus and Quill & Quire best middle-grade book of 2020, was a USBBY and Texas Lone Star selection was shortlisted for the Ontario Library Association’s Silver Birch Award and was a finalist for the 2020 Governor General’s Literary Award. His memoir, Black Water: Family, Legacy, and Blood Memory, was a Globe and Mail and Quill & Quire book of the year in 2020 and won the Alexander Kennedy Isbister Award for Non-Fiction and the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award at the 2020 Manitoba Book Awards. On The Trapline, illustrated by Julie Flett, won David's second Governor General's Literary Award and was named one of the best picture books of 2021 by the CCBC, The Horn Book, New York Public Library, Quill & Quire, and American Indians in Children's Literature. He is a Norway House Cree Nation member and currently lives in Winnipeg.
Scott B. Henderson (he/him) is a freelance illustrator whose reputation for cultural sensitivity and an openness to listen and learn has garnered a large body of work in collaboration with Indigenous and LGBTQIA+ communities. His career spans several critically acclaimed graphic novels, including The Reckoner Rises (Indigenous superheroes), A Girl Called Echo (Métis history), A Blanket of Butterflies (2016 Eisner Nomination), and most recently, a story featuring D-Man and four new transgender superheroes in Marvel Voices: Pride #1 (2022). Scott is a member of the LGBTQ community and resides in Winnipeg with his partner.
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