The American Bison: The Buffalo's Survival Tale (History Comics)

In The American Bison: The Buffalo's Survival Tale, part of First Second's History Comics series, this 2021 one-shot graphic novel offers a vivid, nonfiction exploration of the bison's ecological and cultural journey across North America. Created by a team of historians and artists, it traces the animal's near-extinction and remarkable recovery, emphasizing its profound significance to Indigenous peoples and the American landscape. This standalone volume matters as an accessible, visually engaging primer on conservation and natural history, bringing a critical chapter of wildlife and human coexistence to young readers and comic enthusiasts alike.