Young Katherine Johnson
Humanoids · 2023 · 1 issue
About the series
A 2023 one-shot from Humanoids, Young Katherine Johnson offers a glimpse into the childhood of the NASA mathematician who would later help put a man on the moon. Written by Anais Bernabe and illustrated by Marieke Nelissen, this single issue focuses on Johnson's early love for numbers and the challenges she faced as a gifted Black girl in the segregated South. It's a compact, inspirational portrait that humanizes a celebrated STEM icon, making her formative years accessible to a new generation of readers.