Jay David's Children's Book Journey Begins
Antwon Haynes dives deep with the unstoppable Jay David, the real-life Forrest Gump of the internet. From building schools in Haiti, to teaching kids with wild adventure stories, to writing for Eric July’s Rippaverse, and now dropping his 144-page pirate graphic novel Daughter’s Revenge, Jay’s journey is pure inspiration.
They uncover how hating boring school books led him to create the all-ages hit Achromatic Chronicles, and the origin story of Daughter’s Revenge, a bloody, faith-filled pirate epic of betrayal and redemption.
Key takeaways
- Jay David built an audience by living stories first and writing them second: Haiti, viral moments, classrooms, comics.
- Hating boring school books is a legitimate origin story. Achromatic Chronicles exists because kids deserve better pages.
- Daughter's Revenge proves faith-driven stories can still be bloody, honest pirate epics.
Questions this episode answers
What is Daughter's Revenge?
Daughter's Revenge, as Jay David describes on Icon Presents, is his 144-page pirate graphic novel: a faith-filled epic of betrayal and redemption that does not soften the violence of its world. It follows his all-ages series Achromatic Chronicles as his most ambitious book yet.
Who is Jay David?
Jay David is a creator, teacher, and writer who has built schools in Haiti, gone viral for his adventure storytelling, written for Eric July's Rippaverse, and created the comics Achromatic Chronicles and Daughter's Revenge. On Icon Presents he walks host Antwon Haynes through the whole unlikely path.
About Jay David
Jay David is a writer and educator whose road runs from building schools in Haiti to writing for the Rippaverse and publishing his own comics, including the all-ages hit Achromatic Chronicles and the pirate epic Daughter's Revenge.
