I came across Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection, Volume 1 entirely by chance, during a browse through a comic book shop while traveling. During my many romps through #ownvoices and #WNDB listicles online, Moonshot or AH Comics had literally never appeared. With its glossy, photo-paper interior and drop-dead gorgeous art, I was primed to be impressed by the stories. And, delightfully, I was.

Both the forward by editor Hope Nicholson and introduction by author & researcher Michael Sheyahshe emphasized how these stories were by and for Native Americans: this collection was designed to express, affirm, and uplift the authors' ever-living, vibrant communities on the broad platform of comics. The anthology features stories from many different North American tribes, and paragraphs before each piece provide context and tribe name. The stories themselves were joyful and frightening by turns, but always beautiful. No beats missed, no wrong notes hit: smacked that ball right out of the park. I had to constantly remind myself to not "ooh" and "omg yesss" and otherwise vibrate out of my seat while reading.

The ethos of this collection was respectful sharing, and I felt deeply honored to read it. As a fan of Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony, I knew in theory that indigenous storytelling was about the past, present, and future, but I felt it down to my bones reading Moonshot. As soon as I turned the last page, I was eager for more. Moonshot's Volume 2 as well as AH Comic's Jewish Comix Anthology will be snapped up as soon as I see 'em.