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Black superheroes, Milestone comics, and their fans [[electronic resource] /] / Jeffrey A. Brown



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Autore: Brown Jeffrey A. <1966-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Black superheroes, Milestone comics, and their fans [[electronic resource] /] / Jeffrey A. Brown Visualizza cluster
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
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ISBN: 1-282-91734-X
9786612917349
1-60473-763-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910785309803321
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Serie: Studies in popular culture (Jackson, Miss.)