The Blacker The Ink: Constructions Of Black Identity In Comics And Sequential Art - 9780813572338

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.

• | Author: Frances K. Gateward, John Jennings
• | Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 16, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 356 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0813572339
• | ISBN-13: 9780813572338