11-year-old wins 2 iconic, valuable comic books with Black Panther
Apr 18, 2018, 8:23 AM | Updated: 4:17 pm
Kiera Nagai says that a superhero has to fly. And also, they have to make their own outfit.
“I drew a picture of what I think a superhero would be like. I tried my best,” she said.
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That drawing of a superhero was randomly selected as the winner of a comic book giveaway organized by Seattle police.
On Tuesday, April 17, Officer Kevin Stuckey handed over two highly-valued Fantastic Four comic books — No. 52 and 53. Theof the Black Panther character in any comic. All participants had to do was draw a picture of what they think a superhero is.
Stuckey selected from those illustrations, and Kiera’s picture was the random winner.
鈥淚 was like, 鈥榃ait, really? Really?! I was so surprised,” Kiera said. “There are so many talented people, and it was me. That was really amazing for me.”
Kiera, an 11-year-old fifth grader, also included an explanation of her hero — a girl with a cape, yellow and red hair, flying across the city.
The reason I thought about drawing this is because when I thought about a superhero I thought about the costume. So you know how at the beginning, when the superhero gets their powers and the sometimes has to make their own costume. So I tried to make a girl who just got her powers and made her own costume.
Of course, she would love the ability to fly if she was a superhero. But that’s not all.
鈥淏ut also like invisibility,” she said. “So I could go downstairs in the middle of the night and go on my Xbox or something.”
Black Panther giveaway
The Black Panther comic book giveaway was organized by Officer Stuckey — a longtime comic book collector. Upon seeing the success of the Black Panther movie, he felt it was a good time to give away his two prized Fantastic Four comics.
Seattle police officer Kevin Stuckey. (SPD)
Stuckey says it’s a great way to have a conversation about heroes in our lives and to encourage kids to read.
鈥淲hen I was 12 years old, coming up as a kid, living in New York and was in foster care, I was reading about superheroes and it took me away. It made me think about my life and that there was something else for me,鈥� Stuckey said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e talking about reading. Even if it鈥檚 not a kid, if it鈥檚 a young person, a young adult, we鈥檙e talking about giving away a book 鈥�. yes, this book has some value, but it sparks a conversation and we鈥檙e getting kids to want to read; to enter a contest to get a book.鈥�
