![Dale DeForest said his inspiration for the comic came out of the Navajo creation story, but that Hero Twins developed into something uniquely his own. DeForest distributed Issue 1 of his comic to 75 lucky visitors at the El Morro Events Center for “Free Comic Book Day” May 5. Photo Credit: Rick Abasta](/images/resized/images/news/2016/162_may11/11_100_100.jpg)
“Free Comic Book Day” at the El Morro Events Center brought Dale DeForest, creator, writer, and illustrator of Hero Twins to Gallup May 5.
DeForest, who grew up in the Four Corners region of the Navajo Nation, gave the first 75 visitors a free copy of Hero Twins Issue 1 and spoke to comic book fans about his inspiration and why storylines from comics often mimic the good vs. evil themes of the Bible.
“Hero Twins had very little to do with the actual Navajo creation story,” he said.
Instead, he took elements from the tribal creation story to pen his own story about Navajo land circa 1860 in the midst of the cavalry roundup and the birth of twins with special...