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Your Brain on Latino Comics : From Gus Arriola to Los Bros Hernandez / Frederick Luis Aldama.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Culture SeriesPublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (341 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780292795211
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973/.046872 21
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Part I: An Overview of Latino Comics -- Part II: Brains A-sizzle on Latino Comics -- Part III: Conversations with the Creators -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
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.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Part I: An Overview of Latino Comics -- Part II: Brains A-sizzle on Latino Comics -- Part III: Conversations with the Creators -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

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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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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