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The Blacker the Ink

Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art

Rutgers University Press

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. 
 

  • Copyright year: 2015
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Desegregating Comics

Debating Blackness in the Golden Age of American Comics

Edited by Qiana Whitted
Rutgers University Press

Desegregating Comics assembles a team of leading scholars to explore how debates about the representation of blackness shaped both the production and reception of Golden Age comics. It examines not only the racial stereotypes that predominated, but also the innovations of black comics artists and the activism of black fans.

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The Blacker the Ink

Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art

Rutgers University Press

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. 
 

  • Copyright year: 2015
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EC Comics

Race, Shock, and Social Protest

Rutgers University Press

EC Comics recounts how, in the 1950s, EC published many sensationally-titled comics with serious, socially progressive themes—such as “Hate!,” “The Guilty!,” and “Judgment Day!”—and explores how they grappled with the civil rights struggle, anticommunist hysteria, and other forms of prejudice in America.

  • Copyright year: 2019
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Desegregating Comics

Debating Blackness in the Golden Age of American Comics

Rutgers University Press

Desegregating Comics assembles a team of leading scholars to explore how debates about the representation of Blackness shaped both the production and reception of Golden Age comics. It examines not only the racial stereotypes that predominated, but also the innovations of Black comics artists and the activism of Black fans. 
 

  • Copyright year: 2023
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