Black women in sequence :

Whaley, Deborah Elizabeth,

Black women in sequence : re-inking comics, graphic novels, and anime / Deborah Elizabeth Whaley. - 1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Re-inking the nation: Jackie Ormes's black cultural front comics -- Black cat got your tongue? Catwoman, blackness, and postracialism -- African goddesses, mixed-race wonders, and baadasssss women: black women as "signs" of Africa in US comics -- Anime dreams for African girls: Nadia: the secret of blue water -- Where I'm coming from: black female artists and postmodern comix -- Conclusion: Comic book divas and the making of sequential subjects.

9780295806112 (e-book)


Comic books, strips, etc.--History and criticism.
African American women in literature.
Africans in literature.
Women in literature.
Graphic novels--History and criticism.


Electronic books.

PN6725 / .W435 2016eb

741.5/973