PW talks with Youssef Daoudi and poet Adrian Matejka about Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century , a lyrically structured graphic recreation of the historic 1910 heavyweight title bout between Johnson the first Black heavyweight boxing champion and James J. Jeffries, the White Hope.
Spring is often when publishers take risks, and this season offers plenty to discover, including ambitious debut memoirs from gag cartoonists, weighty topics addressed with frank humor, and edgy sex comedy.
In their new work of graphic nonfiction, Last on his Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century, Youssef Daoudi and Adrian Matejka recreate and dissect one of the most explosively meaningful sporting events in American history. A 14-page excerpt.