'And to also combat the ignorance and the basic lack of knowledge that people had outside of indigenous centres. 'To challenge the racism I grew up in and experienced,' Nicholson explained. MOONSHOT was created to push back against those traditional, and expected, depictions of indigenous characters and storylines. 'It was only when I started taking some Aboriginal studies courses in university that I realized how really offensive that actually was,' Nicholson said. Growing up, the native characters I saw were always superhero types or villains and they always kind of were a mix-mash of different Hollywood/Western stereotypes. She said she saw a lot of racism against Indigenous Peoples, but when she moved to Toronto, she realized that very few people had any knowledge about indigenous culture and identity. Nicholson was born and raised in Winnipeg. And because it's been succeeding financially I think that's been a really good push for the publishers to include more diversity in their storytelling.' Challenging stereotypes 'I think comic books in particular have been slow to get better,' she said. 'But in the last few years, we've seen a really huge push for diversity and it's been actually succeeding quite well. Thanks to a successful online fundraising campaign, Nicholson edited the collection of indigenous stories that were designed to break through stereotypes.

She is the editor of MOONSHOT: The Indigenous Comics Collection, which features stories and artwork from 28 indigenous storytellers and artists from across North America. Available in used condition with free US shipping on orders over 10. Hope Nicholson is a self-admitted girl geek who wants to bring more diversity to comic book pages. Buy Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection By Hope Nicholson.

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