The ex-con, voodoo priest, goddess, and the African king
Subtitle: a social, cultural, and political analysis of four Black comic book heroes
By: by William Jones
Publisher: Blue Artists, LLC
Published: 2016
Place of publication: United States
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9781537282862
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: African Americans in comics; Superheroes in comics
Other titles: Social, cultural, and political analysis of four Black comic book heroes
Description: "In this book, William Jones, founder of Afrofuturism Network, breaks down the origins of four black comic book characters - Luke Cage, Papa Midnite, Storm, and Black Panther - and analyzes their representation throughout comic book history"--Back cover
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-187).
Table of contents: title: Introduction -- -- Chapter 1.; title: The discussion around Black comic book characters -- -- Chapter 2.; title: Conceptual framework -- -- Chapter 3.; title: The history of Black people in comics -- -- Chapter 4.; title: Breaking down the characters -- -- Chapter 5.; title: Discussion & implications of findings --; title: Bibliography --; title: Annotations --; title: End notes.