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Autore: |
Brown Jeffrey A. <1966->
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Titolo: |
Black superheroes, Milestone comics, and their fans [[electronic resource] /] / Jeffrey A. Brown
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Pubblicazione: | Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (251 p.) |
Disciplina: | 741.5/089/96073 |
Soggetto topico: | Comic books, strips, etc - United States - History and criticism |
African Americans | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; 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 |
Sommario/riassunto: | A 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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Black superheroes, Milestone comics, and their fans ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-282-91734-X |
9786612917349 | |
1-60473-763-8 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910815221503321 |
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