The Blacker the Ink Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art |
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| Editor:
| Gateward, Frances
Jennings, John |
| Contribution by:
| Gateward, Frances
Jennings, John
Yezbick, Daniel F.
McWilliams, Sally
Walter, Patrick F.
Goldstein, Nancy
Coleman, Robin Means
Youmans, William Lafi
Francis, Consuela
Carrington, Andre
Anderson, Reynaldo
Davis, Blair
Nishikawa, Kinohi
Whitted, Qiana
Fischer, Craig
Young, Hershini Bhana
Zeigler, James J.
Wanzo, Rebecca |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-7234-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2015 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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The Blacker the Ink is the first collection to explore not only the diverse range of black characters in comics, but also the multitude of ways that black artists, writers, and publishers have made a mark on the industry. The book's fifteen original essays take us on a journey that includes familiar milestones like
Luke Cage and
The Boondocks, while spanning everything from African American newspaper comics of the 1930s to Francophone graphic novels of...
More Description The Blacker the Ink is the first collection to explore not only the diverse range of black characters in comics, but also the multitude of ways that black artists, writers, and publishers have made a mark on the industry. The book's fifteen original essays take us on a journey that includes familiar milestones like Luke Cage and The Boondocks, while spanning everything from African American newspaper comics of the 1930s to Francophone graphic novels of the 2000s.