{"product_id":"multicultural-comics-from-zap-to-blue-beetle-paperback","title":"Multicultural Comics: From Zap to Blue Beetle - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrederick Luis Aldama\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Comics: From Zap to Blue Beetle\u003c\/i\u003e is the first comprehensive look at comic books by and about race and ethnicity. The thirteen essays tease out for the general reader the nuances of how such multicultural comics skillfully combine visual and verbal elements to tell richly compelling stories that gravitate around issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality within and outside the U.S. comic book industry. Among the explorations of mainstream and independent comic books are discussions of the work of Adrian Tomine, Grant Morrison, and Jessica Abel as well as Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan's \u003ci\u003eThe Tomb of Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e; Native American Anishinaabe-related comics; mixed-media forms such as Kerry James Marshall's comic-book\/community performance; DJ Spooky's visual remix of classic film; the role of comics in India; and race in the early Underground Comix movement. The collection includes a \"one-stop shop\" for multicultural comic book resources, such as archives, websites, and scholarly books. Each of the essays shows in a systematic, clear, and precise way how multicultural comic books work in and of themselves and also how they are interconnected with a worldwide tradition of comic-book storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Frederick Luis Aldama is Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor of English at Ohio State University. He is the author and editor of eleven books, including \u003ci\u003ePostethnic Narrative Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e; the MLA-award winning \u003ci\u003eDancing with Ghosts: A Critical Biography of Arturo Islas\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWhy the Humanities Matter\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eYour Brain on Latino Comics\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eA User's Guide to Postcolonial and Borderland Fiction.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 271\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42176921600135,"sku":"9780292737433","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/90002cb647b6fae9ff18d578cd2732ee.webp?v=1733393624","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/multicultural-comics-from-zap-to-blue-beetle-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}