Indie Comics Spotlight: They called us enemy (Top Shelf Productions) Re-release

Indie Comics Spotlight: They called us enemy (Top Shelf Productions) Re-release

July 13, 2026 · 1h 18m · Episode 13

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Tony and Professor Keri Griffin discuss George Takei's graphic memoir 'They Called Us Enemy' and its historical context.

Now, without copyright infringement. This week on Indie Comics Spotlight, Tony is joined by Professor Keri Griffin of Siena Heights University and Lourdes University. They will be tackling that tough, but brilliant graphic memoir by George Takei: They Called us EnemyLong before George Takei braved new frontiers in Star Trek, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father's -- and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future.Top Shelf Productions, based in Marietta, Georgia, has published critically acclaimed and popularly beloved graphic novels since 1997. Now an imprint of IDW Publishing, Top Shelf continues to showcase the vanguard of the comics medium, publishing works of literary sophistication, visionary artistry, and personal resonance. The company was founded by Chris Staros and Brett Warnock. They Called Us EnemybyGeorge Takei (co-writer), Justin Eisinger (co-writer) Steven Scott (co-writer) Harmony Becker (Artist)A graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during World War II. Experience the forces that shaped an American icon…

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