Arizona writer celebrates figures who helped shape state's history
KGUN-9 has a report on a comics writer from Arizona who's worked on stories highlighting leaders who shaped the state, and history. And a most interesting part of how he gained interest in the medium:
For comic book author Henry Barajas, it's a homecoming of sorts. His journey has taken him from Tucson to Los Angeles and several big-name comic studios.I find it flattering and impressive he read the comics his parents bought for monetary reasons. Unfortunately, this guy appears to be one of the same people whose comics were promoted in NYC schools based on woke ideologies a month ago. And when I realized that, I found this news more discouraging than inspiring. A real shame it looks like a potential leftist ideologue is being sugarcoated here, but that's the mainstream press for you.
This Sunday, Barajas will share his family's history in Tucson and Southern Arizona. That history, he said, shaped the heroes and social issues he highlights in his works.
Before he sits down for that panel discussion, Barajas wanted to visit one of his favorite places growing up: Fantasy Comics on First Avenue, north of Grant. Back in the 1990s, Barajas said his parents bought comic books thinking they'd be worth a lot of money to sell in the future.
They didn't expect him to read the boxes of issues cover-to-cover. The experience sparked his love for the art form, and at an early age, Barajas said he also learned about civil rights leaders like his great-grandfather Ramón Jaurigue.
In his research as an adult, Barajas said he took a deep historical dive into how Jaurigue helped found the group La Voz de M.A.Y.O. (Mexican-American, Yaqui & Others) and, in turn, helped the Pascua Yaqui tribe and community gain official recognition from the United States government.
Barajas said he's grateful this passion project turned into a book that Joe Schmidt, an educator and contact in New York City, felt was so important it had to be shared in schools thousands of miles away.
"He incorporated 'La Voz de M.A.Y.O.' into the New York public education curriculum, which is the largest in the nation," Barajas said. "Millions of children are going to read (it) in New York and learn about Tucson and my great-grandfather."
This partnership gave Barajas the idea to write his newest comic book — another project into a historical figure who also shaped history.
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