Ryan Alexander-Tanner on Muhammad Ali

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Hosted by: 
S.W. Conser
Produced by: 
KBOO
Program:: 
Words and Pictures
Air date: 
Thu, 01/23/2025 - 11:30am to 12:00pm
Ryan Alexander-Tanner talks about his comics biography of Muhammad Ali with S.W. Conser on Words and Pictures on KBOO Radio
A new comics biography of Muhammad Ali is being published

 

Ryan Alexander-Tanner is a comics artist and illustrator who’s led comics workshops for kids and adults, and worked with writers and non-profit organizations for projects that he calls “illustrated narratives.”  He's collaborated with professor and activist Bill Ayers on the book To Teach: The Journey, in Comics, and with Greg Michie on the comics version of his memoir Holler If You Hear Me.

Ryan's latest project is a two-volume exploration of the life and career of boxer Muhammad Ali, called Ali: The Greatest Comics Biography of All Time.

Topic tags: 
Arts/Culture, Media, History, Sports, Race, Civil Rights/Human Rights, African American
Genre(s): 
Arts and Culture

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