| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 232 pages) : illustrations. |
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| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Studies in popular culture
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Studies in popular culture (Jackson, Miss.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-224) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: "New heroes" -- A milestone development -- Comic book fandom -- The readers -- Reading race and genre -- Reading comic book masculinity -- Drawing conclusions. |
| Summary |
Tells how success came to Milestone Comics in the 1990s. Focuses on the African American heroes in a town called Dakota. Represents an alternative model of black heroism. |
| Access |
DRM-free. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Milestone Media Inc. -- History.
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Milestone Media Inc. |
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History. |
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Comic books, strips, etc. |
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United States. |
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African American superheroes.
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African American superheroes. |
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African Americans -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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African Americans. |
| Genre/Form |
Comics (Graphic works)
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| Subject |
Comic. |
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism. |
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African Americans -- Comic books, strips, etc. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Comic books, strips, etc.
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Comics (Graphic works)
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Graphic novels.
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Graphic novels.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Brown, Jeffrey A., 1966- Black superheroes, Milestone comics, and their fans. Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2001 1578062810 (DLC) 00021978 (OCoLC)43370187 |
| ISBN |
9781604737639 (electronic book) |
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1604737638 (electronic book) |
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128291734X |
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9781282917347 |
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9786612917349 |
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6612917342 |
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1578062810 |
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9781578062812 |
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1578062829 |
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9781578062829 |
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