ICT interview with Arigon Starr, creator of 'Super Indian' comics

Thursday, June 14, 2012  

"Multi-talented Arigon Starr has been a creative force in Indian country for years, primarily as a musician. She has released four albums; her first, Meet the Diva, won a Nammy Award for Best Independent Recording, and her most recent, The Red Road, was named the Best Contemporary CD at the 15th Annual First Americans in the Arts Awards.

These days, though, she’s concentrating on a different creative endeavor: Super Indian Comics. ICTMN caught up with her fresh off an appearance at Phoenix Comic Con 2012 to get the scoop on the story she’s telling and the unconventional way she’s getting it to the public.

How did Super Indian come about?

Super Indian has been a long time in the making. The comic started as a ten-part radio comedy series I wrote for the Native Radio Theater Project and Native Voices at the Autry. After the original series aired on Native Voice One in 2007, I started creating the comic book world based on the radio series. Super Indian was then launched as a webcomic in April 2011 — and I’ve been updating the book every Monday with a few new panels. There are now three “issues” of the comic — and two and a half of them are part of Super Indian Volume One."

Get the Story:
A Chat With Arigon Starr, Creator of ‘Super Indian’ Comics (Indian Country Today 6/14)