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Author Aldama, Frederick Luis, 1969-

Title Your brain on Latino comics : from Gus Arriola to Los Bros Hernandez / Frederick Luis Aldama
Edition 1st ed
Published Austin : University of Texas Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 331 pages) : illustrations
Series Cognitive approaches to literature and culture series
Cognitive approaches to literature and culture series.
Summary Though the field of comic book studies has burgeoned in recent years, Latino characters and creators have received little attention. Putting the spotlight on this vibrant segment, Your Brain on Latino Comics illuminates the world of superheroes Firebird, Vibe, and the new Blue Beetle while also examining the effects on readers who are challenged to envision such worlds. Exploring mainstream companies such as Marvel and DC as well as rising stars from other segments of the industry, Frederick Aldama provides a new reading of race, ethnicity, and the relatively new storytelling medium of comics themselves. Overview chapters cover the evolution of Latino influences in comics, innovations, and representations of women, demonstrating Latino transcendence of many mainstream techniques. The author then probes the rich and complex ways in which such artists affect the cognitive and emotional responses of readers as they imagine past, present, and future worlds. Twenty-one interviews with Latino comic book and comic strip authors and artists, including Laura Molina, Frank Espinosa, and Rafael Navarro, complete the study, yielding captivating commentary on the current state of the trade, cultural perceptions, and the intentions of creative individuals who shape their readers in powerful ways
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-306) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism
Hispanic Americans in comics.
Hispanic American cartoonists -- Interviews
HUMOR -- General.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- Hispanic American.
Hispanic Americans in comics
Hispanic American cartoonists
Comic books, strips, etc.
United States
Genre/Form interviews.
Comics criticism
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Interviews
Comics criticism.
Interviews.
Critiques de bandes dessinées et de romans graphiques.
Interviews.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780292795211
0292795211
0292719345
9780292719347
0292719736
9780292719736