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Author : Turtel Onli
Release : 2014
Genre : Art, African
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 605/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Black Age of Comics by : Turtel Onli
Download or read book The Black Age of Comics written by Turtel Onli. This book was released on 2014. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ken Quattro
Release : 2020-12-15
Genre : Comics & Graphic Novels
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 865/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books by : Ken Quattro
Download or read book Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books written by Ken Quattro. This book was released on 2020-12-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hear the riveting stories of Black artists who drew--mostly covertly behind the scenes--superhero, horror, and romance comics in the early years of the industry. The life stories of each man's personal struggles and triumphs are represented as they broke through into a world formerly occupied only by whites. Using primary source material from World War II-era Black newspapers and magazines, this compelling book profiles pioneers like E.C. Stoner, a descendant of one of George Washington's slaves, who became a renowned fine artist of the Harlem Renaissance and the first Black artist to draw comic books. Perhaps more fascinating is Owen Middleton who was sentenced to life in Sing Sing. Middleton's imprisonment became a cause célèbre championed by Will Durant, which led to Middleton's release and subsequent comics career. Then there is Matt Baker, the most revered of the Black artists, whose exquisite art spotlights stunning women and men, and who drew the first groundbreaking Black comic book hero, Vooda! The book is gorgeously illustrated with rare examples of each artist's work, including full stories from mainstream comic books from rare titles like All-Negro Comics and Negro Heroes, plus unpublished artist's photos. Invisible Men features Ken Quattro's impeccable research and lean writing detailing the social and cultural environments that formed these extraordinary, yet invisible, men!
Author : Jeffrey A. Brown
Release : 2009-11-12
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 638/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Black Superheroes, Milestone Comics, and Their Fans by : Jeffrey A. Brown
Download or read book Black Superheroes, Milestone Comics, and Their Fans written by Jeffrey A. Brown. This book was released on 2009-11-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do the comic book figures Static, Hardware, and Icon all have in common? Black Superheroes, Milestone Comics, and Their Fans gives an answer that goes far beyond “tights and capes,” an answer that lies within the mission Milestone Media, Inc., assumed in comic book culture. Milestone was the brainchild of four young black creators who wanted to part from the mainstream and do their stories their own way. This history of Milestone, a “creator-owned” publishing company, tells how success came to these mavericks in the 1990s and how comics culture was expanded and enriched as fans were captivated by this new genre. Milestone focused on the African American heroes in a town called Dakota. Quite soon these black action comics took a firm position in the controversies of race, gender, and corporate identity in contemporary America. Characters battled supervillains and sometimes even clashed with more widely known superheroes. Front covers of Milestone comics often bore confrontational slogans like “Hardware: A Cog in the Corporate Machine is About to Strip Some Gears.” Milestone's creators aimed for exceptional stories that addressed racial issues without alienating readers. Some competitors, however, accused their comics of not being black enough or of merely marketing Superman in black face. Some felt that the stories were too black, but a large cluster of readers applauded these new superheroes for fostering African American pride and identity. Milestone came to represent an alternative model of black heroism and, for a host of admirers, the ideal of masculinity. Black Superheroes, Milestone Comics, and Their Fans gives details about the founding of Milestone and reports on the secure niche its work and its image achieved in the marketplace. Tracing the company's history and discussing its creators, their works, and the fans, this book gauges Milestone alongside other black comic book publishers, mainstream publishers, and the history of costumed characters.
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Release : 2007
Genre : African American cartoonists
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Author : Sheena Howard
Release : 2017-09-15
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 686/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Black Comics by : Sheena Howard
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Black Comics written by Sheena Howard. This book was released on 2017-09-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Black Comics, focuses on people of African descent who have published significant works in the United States or have worked across various aspects of the comics industry. The book focuses on creators in the field of comics: inkers, illustrators, artists, writers, editors, Black comic historians, Black comic convention creators, website creators, archivists and academics—as well as individuals who may not fit into any category but have made notable achievements within and/or across Black comic culture.
