Black Defender: The Awakening Paperback – March 11, 2024

Winner of Two Silver Medals from the IBPA Book AwardsFeatured on the cover of Kirkus Reviews MagazineNominee for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature-Graphic NovelNamed The Year's Best Graphic Novel by BookLifeWinner of the 2024 Best Indie Book Award® in the Graphic Novel categoryWinner of the International Impact Book AwardFinalist for the American Fiction AwardSelected as an “Editor’s Pick” from Publishers Weekly’s BookLifeA city on edge. A system that failed. A hero forced to rise.When justice stops working…someone must defend the people.Black Defender: The Awakening is a gripping, cinematic graphic novel that introduces a powerful new vigilante in the tradition of Black Panther, Spawn, and The Dark Knight—but rooted in real-world consequences and moral choices.Blending superhero action with emotional depth and social relevance, this award-winning graphic novel follows a man pushed beyond the limits of the law and into a role he never planned to accept: protector of a community that has lost faith in the system meant to protect it.As tensions rise and danger closes in, one question remains:What happens when doing what’s right means breaking the rules? Read more