Birth of a Nation

In this 2004 one-shot from Crown Publishers, Aaron McGruder and Reginald Hudlin craft a sharp political satire imagining a secessionist movement in the modern-day United States. With Kyle Baker’s kinetic, expressive art, the comic reimagines the historical concept of a Black nation within America, blending dark humor with pointed social commentary. A bold, standalone statement from three prominent creators, it remains a provocative artifact of mid-2000s comics.