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FEBRUARY
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2016  ROCK iS REDFEATURES AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WITH ARiGON STARR (KiCKAPOO TRiBE OF OKLAHOMA) CREATOR OF SUPER iNDiAN COMiCS!!! Super heroes are a
bigger business than they have ever been thanks to DC COMICS and MARVEL
having set their sights on the silver screen but they all got their
start in comic books. I'll have to admit I'm a little out of my area of
expertise when it come to the world of comic books but in doing
research on Native American superheroes I see that the list is
surprisingly long. The only one that I was familiar with was APACHE
CHIEF from SUPER FRIENDS. However finding out all of this information
doesn't take anything away from ARIGON STARR's (Kickapoo Tribe of
Oklahoma) comic book creation SUPER INDIAN. In fact of all of the
Indian super heroes out there SUPER INDIAN might be the only one
created by a Native person. STARR began her career producing
cartoons, drawings and artwork for many organizations including NATIVE
VOICES AT THE AUTRY, NATIVE VOICE ONE RADIO SERVICE, the legendary rock
band QUEEN, WALT DISNEY and the NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. She also boasts
a background in theater and playwriting. The initial idea for SUPER
INDIAN came when STARR was on a train ride in Australia on her way to
an Indigenous Theater workshop. "I've always thought our Native
community didn't have enough comic book heroes and most of the ones
that were already out there weren't created or drawn by Native artists
or writers" says STARR. SUPER INDIAN first came to national attention
when it was turned into a 10 part radio series on NPR. Fueled by the
positive reception to the radio series SUPER INDIAN has continued as a
weekly webcomic but now STARR has joined forces with WACKY PRODUCTION
UNLIMITED's CEO JANET MINER and has formed REZIUM PRODUCTIONS in an
effort to bring SUPER INDIAN back to radio and whatever media there is
to take advantage of.
CHECK OUT THE
PODCAST AT:   BRiAN LUSH (FOUNDER, EDiTOR-iN-CHiEF)CONTACT
BRiAN LUSH AT:
djlush@rockwired.com
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