The Goat Getters: Jack Johnson, the Fight of the Century, and How a Bunch of Raucous Cartoonists Reinvented Comics

Published by IDW Publishing and Ohio State University Press, this 2018 one-shot comic explores the true story of the "Fight of the Century" between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries, framed through the lens of the early 20th-century cartoonists who covered it. The creators draw a direct line from that historic bout to the birth of modern comics, showing how a rowdy group of newspaper artists revolutionized the medium. It's a compact, historically rich work that connects sports, race, and the origins of a beloved art form.