The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere.

The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere. is a raw, autobiographical graphic novel from HarperCollins, launched in 2022 and ongoing. Written and drawn by James Spooner, it captures the creator's experience as a Black punk navigating the isolated desert landscape of 1990s California. The work stands as a vital, personal document of subculture and identity, offering a perspective rarely centered in punk narratives.