Peter Bagge's Fire!! is thoroughly researched and eminently readable. Weaving together the complex tapestry of Zora Neale Hurston's life (and featuring accurate-and-entertaining cameos by Langston Hughes and Alice Walker, among others), this graphic novel is both insightful and fun to read--a rare combination.--Tami Navarro, Ph.D. Barnard Center for Research on Women, Columbia University "Bagge provides a bright, highly moving introduction to a figure who is no longer obscure, but the full range of whose accomplishments we have yet to take into account."--LA Review of Books Zora Neale Hurston was always larger than life, colorful--the ideal subject for graphic work. Here comes Peter Bagge's well-researched interpretation of her talent, persistence, contrariness, and just Zora-ness in Fire!!. Here's Zora laughing, also looking mean and impressive.--Missy Dehn Kubitschek, Professor of English and Africana Studies, IUPUI Cartoonist Peter Bagge sweeps through Zora Neale Hurston's life at a breakneck pace, sacrificing poignancy to sustain a sense of electricity. Like his subject, Bagge's full of contradictions, making him a surprisingly apt chronicler of this larger-than-life figure... It's irresistible to try and imagine what Hurston would make of this book, and inevitable to conclude that she'd approve.--Etelka Lehoczky, NPR Best Books of 2017 From its cover image on, Bagge's Fire!! presents Zora Neale Hurston's story in a format worthy of its subject. Vibrant and humorous, this comic book is as an homage--"warts and all"--to a heroine who lived her life as an adventure fueled by intellectual curiosity, and creative desire.--Glenda R. Carpio, Professor of English & African and African American Studies, Harvard "Peter Bagge pays Hurston all the deference she is owed in Fire!! The Zora Neale Hurston Story ... a thoroughly engrossing exploration of the life of one of America's often overlooked groundbreakers."--Under The Radar "Fire!! is a reminder of the importance of radically being true to yourself."--Signature Reads
Known for his Hate comics, Peter Bagge s first biography was the hilariously informative New York Times bestselling graphic novel Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story. The biography was selected as a YALSA Great Graphic Novel For Teens and appeared on the Amelia Bloomer Project list of the Best Feminist Books for Young Readers; and was nominated for the Washington State Book Award and the Eisner Award for best reality-based work.