Creatures of the Night Meet A Legend With A Katana: Harriet Tubman Demon Slayer #1

Writer:David Crownson/Artist:Courtland Ellis/Victory Comics Where Was This When I Was Twelve? I know what you’re thinking, just what we needed Buffy the Vampire Slayer mixed with historical narratives. If that is what you’re saying, yes that is exactly what we needed. This is exactly what I imagined Harriet Tubman to be as a kid. Underground Railroad, that’s one thing. Underground Railroad with Katanas? That would have made my childhood so much more empowering. What I loved about this comic, is that it sets the scene really well. I enjoyed the artist’s play with colors. The monochromatic play with purple, really complimented the skin tones and scene movement. It added extra structure to the characters’ faces and overall unsettling mood of the scene. Monochromatic playfulness reflected into intensity, and fear. The mixing of the lights and darks allowed me to differentiate moods and character auras, and it helped me appreciate the panels as its own separate world.

On Cue In this issue we begin with a father and his daughter trying to escape the plantation, in the middle of the night. Of course, this is a perfect moment for person less melanated to appear and mess up their progress. On cue, these individuals do show up, and flail their N words, per usual. But wait, our escaping family is not defenseless! They defend themselves well as a unit but just, when you think that the family might be in trouble, Harriet Tubman swoops in. In my hearts of hearts, I imagine this is how hi…