LEADER 02883nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910785309803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-91734-X 010 $a9786612917349 010 $a1-60473-763-8 024 7 $aheb40095 035 $a(CKB)2670000000061803 035 $a(EBL)619210 035 $a(OCoLC)688292097 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000412964 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11270694 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000412964 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10388462 035 $a(PQKB)10223590 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC619210 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13600 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL619210 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10432102 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL291734 035 $a(dli)heb40095.0001.001 035 $a(MiU)MIU400950001001 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000061803 100 $a20000118d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBlack superheroes, Milestone comics, and their fans$b[electronic resource] /$fJeffrey A. Brown 210 $aJackson $cUniversity Press of Mississippi$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (251 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in popular culture 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-57806-282-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Introduction: ''New Heroes''; 2. A Milestone Development; 3. Comic Book Fandom; 4. The Readers; 5. Reading Race and Genre; 6. Reading Comic Book Masculinity; 7. Drawing Conclusions; Appendix; Notes; Works Cited; Index 330 $aA history of the trailblazing comics that broke color barriers and portrayed African Americans in heroic storylines What do the comic book figures Static, Hardware, and Icon all have in common? Black Superheroes, Milestone Comics, and Their Fans gives an answer that goes far beyond ""tights and capes,"" an answer that lies within the mission Milestone Media, Inc., assumed in comic book culture. Milestone was the brainchild of four young black creators who wanted to part from the mainstream and do their stories their own way. This history of Milestone, a ""creator-owned"" publishing company, te 410 0$aStudies in popular culture (Jackson, Miss.) 606 $aComic books, strips, etc$zUnited States$xHistory and criticism 606 $aAfrican Americans$vComic books, strips, etc 615 0$aComic books, strips, etc.$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aAfrican Americans 676 $a741.5/089/96073 700 $aBrown$b Jeffrey A.$f1966-$0896213 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785309803321 996 $aBlack superheroes, Milestone comics, and their fans$93726614 997 $aUNINA