We have this long history of racism in this country, and as it happens, the criminal justice system has been perhaps the most prominent instrument for administering racism. But the racism doesn't actually come from the criminal justice system.
My job is to look out on that world that I write about and be as honest as I possibly can about that world. If that's optimistic and uplifting, OK. If it's not, OK.
Black people are pledging their fealty to the state, and yet they aren't getting the same return. This is theft. It's systemized.
'White America' is a syndicate arrayed to protect its exclusive power to dominate and control our bodies.
White supremacy is a very, very popular and trenchant belief in this country's history and heritage.
In comics, you have to imagine what happens. I really loved it; I loved collecting. I loved following the adventures and figuring out what was going to happen next. I was a huge X-Men fan; I was a huge Spider-Man fan, and, to large degree, I remain one. It's literature for me; it's art.
