Ancestral Recall & Comics as Social Commentary featuring Jordan Clark

Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Jordan Clark, which was live-streamed on May 17, 2026. Jordan Clark has been writing comics for over a decade, with work most recently being published by Ahoy Comics, DC Comics and past stories at IDW, Image Comics and Dynamite Comics.

He was also selected as an inaugural member of the Milestone Initiative at DC Comics, which is geared towards uplifting a new generation of comic creators of color. He believes fiction has the power to imagine a better world and aims to tell stories that allow readers of color to imagine themselves in that better future.

During this episode, we talked about his latest work, Ancestral Recall . When Melvin’s wife mysteriously disappears, he must call on the most important Black figures of all time to help him in his search.

But the futuristic Modern Living Corporation has terrible plans for her. Ancestral Recall is a culturally rich exploration of present-day social commentary and Black History that incorporates multiple genres including historical fiction, Afrofuturism and Science Fiction.

Published by AHOY Comics and released on April 14, 2026, Ancestral Recall was illustrated by Atagun Ilhan with color done by Pippa Bowland and letters done by Rob Steen. Purchase a copy of Ancestral Recall from our Bookshop: Mentioned during the episode: Check out Jordan's podcast, White People Won't Save You!

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