# Aj Dungo
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aj dungo is an American surfer and illustrator known for his 2019 graphic novel In Waves. While writing In Waves, Dungo was a CMF designer for a footwear manufacturer. The book was originally an art school project about surfer Tom Blake, but expanded to include information on Duke Kahanamoku in what Surfer magazine calls "the creeping face of the commercialization of Hawaiian surf culture." While working on this project, Dungo's partner of eight years died from cancer and Dungo weaves his own grief into this surfing history book.Dungo cites Raymond Pettibon and James Jean as early influences.
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Turn The Page – Episode 388D – Jarrett Dapier
Jenn chats with fellow librarian and comics creator Jarrett Dapier about WAKE NOW IN THE FIRE. With illustrations by AJ Dungo, this graphic novel charts the history of student resistance to an attempted book ban in the Chicago public school system in 2013.
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311: Wake Now in the Fire by Jarrett Dapier
Steve chats with Jarrett Dapier, writer of the graphic novel Wake Now in the Fire, about his path to librarianship, the story of Chicago public school students fighting back against censorship, the irony of Persepolis being the target of that censorship, and what librarians can do to fight quiet ce…
311: Wake Now in the Fire by Jarrett Dapier
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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Wake Now in the Fire’ by Jarrett Dapier
Laura Haave of Content Bookstore in Northfield said one of her top recommendations so far this year is a YA graphic novel called “Wake Now in the Fire“ written by Jarrett Dapier and illustrated by AJ Dungo.
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