{"title":"Washington Comix","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/amzn-author-media-prod\/892fse5eai7u5ck5742bt8h3fk._SY450_CR0%2C0%2C450%2C450_.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"AuthorBio__author-bio__title__CO2Dr\"\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorBio__author-bio__author-biography__WeqwH\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. David Washington is a veteran of the U.S. Army, an Amazon bestseller and an award-winning author. He is a winner of the International Book Awards, New York Book Festival, Los Angeles Book Festival, and San Francisco Book Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe holds an MBA from Webster University, an MSA from Central Michigan University, and a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University. Additionally, he is a licensed attorney with a law degree from California Southern University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis decision to write a graphic novel stemmed from his dissatisfaction with the lack of diversity in the superhero genre. He hoped to provide his children with stories featuring diverse faces, experiences, and perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"black-defender-the-awakening-tpb","title":"Black Defender: The Awakening TPB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA city on edge. A system that failed. A hero forced to rise.\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen justice stops working…\u003cbr\u003esomeone must defend the people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBlack Defender: The Awakening\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a gripping, cinematic graphic novel that introduces a powerful new vigilante in the tradition of \u003c\/span\u003eBlack Panther, Spawn, and The Dark Knight\u003cspan\u003e—but rooted in real-world consequences and moral choices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending superhero action with emotional depth and social relevance, this award-winning graphic novel follows a man pushed beyond the limits of the law and into a role he never planned to accept: protector of a community that has lost faith in the system meant to protect it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs tensions rise and danger closes in, one question remains:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWhat happens when doing what’s right means breaking the rules?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWinner of Two Silver Medals from the IBPA Book Awards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFeatured on the cover of Kirkus Reviews Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNominee for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature-Graphic Novel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNamed The Year's Best Graphic Novel by BookLife\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWinner of the 2024 Best Indie Book Award® in the Graphic Novel category\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWinner of the International Impact Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFinalist for the American Fiction Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSelected as an “Editor’s Pick” from Publishers Weekly’s BookLife\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Washington Comix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49069948403935,"sku":"979821844320752199","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/1363\/0431\/files\/71mO8YfWuPL._SY342.jpg?v=1777924399"}],"url":"https:\/\/oxfordcomicsandgames.com\/collections\/washington-comix.oembed","provider":"Oxford Comics \u0026 Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}