Jay Odjick (/ˈoʊdʒɪk/ OH-jik[1]) is a writer, artist and television producer from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg community in Québec, Canada.
[4] Born in Rochester, New York, Odjick moved to where his father was from, the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg community just outside of Maniwaki, Quebec as a child.
Odjick began in comics by self publishing a three issue black and white limited series called The Raven that he wrote and illustrated in 2004.
In the comic series, a young man named Matthew Carver inherits supernatural powers and uses them to keep an ancient evil known as Windigo, at bay.
Kagagi, according to scholar Michael Sheyashe (Osage) is part of a trend by Native American writers and artists to create relevant heroes that are not confined to the tropes associated with dated stereotypes and romanticism.
[11] Jay's story First Hunt from MOONSHOT, named Best Book of 2015 (young adult category)[12] by the School Library Journal, has been added to the curriculum of Queen's University's Comics and Graphic Novels Course, while the collection itself is being taught at the University of Ottawa's Comic Books and Graphic Novels Course.