#native realities

Lee Francis 4 is the owner and CEO of Native Realities. The Albuquerque-based company behind the Indigenous Comic Con (Indigi Pop X), opened their store front on June 3rd, 2017. Now Native Realities publishes the incredible tales of Indigenous Icons and Native American superheroes whose stories have long been coopted, unheard or ignored. They strive to give you the most original and authentic representations of Native and Indigenous peoples through stories and texts that educate and entertain children, youth and adults.

In comics and graphic novels, Native American characters aren't usually very prominent. They're often sidekicks — or worse. But a new publisher focused exclusively on Native writers and artists is changing that. Called Native Realities, the company just released the reboot of the first all-Native superhero comic.

Sixkiller #1 is a comic that stands out from the pack for many reasons #comics

Growing up, watching movies with my grandfather, the one genre he blessed me with that I have an affinity for to this day are Westerns. There is something both rudimentary and primal to the human condition that this genre represents. At its most basic, it represents the ages old battle between good and evil. Some of the best villains have come from this genre, most recently Jeff’s character in…