King
A Comics Biography
Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, 2010.
Format: Book
Edition: Special edition.
Description: 312 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
In King , Ho Che Anderson rendered Martin Luther King Jr.'s life fromhis childhood in Atlanta to his tragic assassination in an expressionisticvisual style that propelled King's story with cinematic momentum: in doing so,he created a monumental graphic biography that liberated King from the saintly,one-dimensional, hagiographic image so prevalent in pop culture. Out of printsince 2006, Fantagraphics Books is publishing a newly designed volume, King:The Special Edition , that includes the original 240-page book as well asnearly a hundred additional pages of "extras," including:"Black Dogs," a 14-page prelude which features a dialogue between ayoung black couple expecting a child, living in LA in the aftermath of theRodney King riots; excerpts from the author's work diary; sketches; excerptsfrom the draft of the script; and an all-new epilogue titled"Assassin," written and drawn especially for this new edition. Thisbook is a must-have for libraries and is a wonderful educational resource forhigh school-aged-and-up students, as well as African-American Studiesprograms.
Subjects:
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
African American civil rights workers -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Baptists -- United States -- Clergy -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Nonviolence -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Racism -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Comic books, strips, etc.
African American civil rights workers -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Baptists -- United States -- Clergy -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Nonviolence -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Racism -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc.
ISBN:
9781606993101 (hbk.)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
GN King Anderson | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Adult | In |
GN King Anderson | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Graphic Novel | In |
GN King Anderson | Northeast Indoors | Graphic Novel | In |
GN King Anderson | Southeast | Graphic Novel | In |