A groundbreaking graphic collection that explores Asian American culture, identity, and history through all-new superhero comics
There's this guy we know--quiet, unassuming, with black hair and thick glasses. He's doing his best to fit in, in a world far away from the land of his birth. He knows he's different and that his differences make him alien, an outsider--but they also make him special. Yet he finds himself unable to reveal his true self to the world. . . .
For many Asian Americans, this chronicle sounds familiar because many of us have lived it. But it also happens to be the tale of mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent, better known as Superman. And the parallels between those stories help explain why Asian Americans have become such a driving force in the contemporary comics renaissance as artists, writers, and fans.
Yet there's one place where Asians are still underrepresented in comics: between the four-color covers themselves. That's why, in Secret Identities, top Asian American writers, artists, and comics professionals have come together to create twenty-six original stories centered around Asian American superheroes--stories set in a shadow history of our country, exploring ordinary Asian American life from a decidedly extraordinary perspective. Entertaining, enlightening, and more than a little provocative, Secret Identities blends action, satire, and thoughtful commentary into a groundbreaking anthology about a community too often overlooked by the cultural mainstream.
Other Title | The Asian American Superhero Anthology |
GMD | BOOK |
Classification | F YAN |
Publisher | New Press, 2009 |
Subject | Comics & Graphic Novels / SuperheroesSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / Asian American StudiesCOMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / AnthologiesComics & Graphic NovelsComics & Graphic Novels / Comics & CartoonsComics & Graphic Novels / Crime & MysteryComics & Graphic Novels / GeneralComics & Graphic Novels / LiteraryGraphic NovelAsian AmericanFiction / Asian AmericanAmericaSuperheroSocial ScienceSocial Science / Popular CultureHumourDetective and mystery storiesFiction / Mystery & Detective / GeneralMystery (Fiction) |
ISBN | 9781595583987 |
Additional ISBN | 159558398X |
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