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Justice Warriors with cartoonists Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson

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Release Date: 05/23/2023

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Possibly the most political comic on the stands, Justice Warriors is a brutal, hilarious and ornately drawn new satirical comic about policing, power and AI in the dystopian Bubble City. Join series co-creators Ben Clarkson and Matt Bors as we talk about their first trade paperback published by Ahoy Comics. Matt Bors is a cartoonist, writer, editor, and the founder of The Nib. He was a Pulitzer Prize Finalist for his political cartoons in 2012 and 2020  His cartoons were collected in the book We Should Improve Society Somewhat.  Ben Clarkson is an artist, animator, filmmaker and writer based in Montreal. His work has appeared on Adult Swim, Time.com and been featured in GQ. Justice Warriors is his first comic series.  I want to credit Justice Warriors colorist Felipe Sobriero for his work too. Petition on alogrithmic justice I mentioned https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/algorithmic_accountability