Shaolin Brew: Race, Comics, and the Evolution of the Superhero

by Troy D. Smith

Shaolin Brew: Race, Comics, and the Evolution of the Superhero looks at how the comic book industry developed from a white perspective and how minority characters were and are viewed through a stereotypical white gaze. Further, the book explores how voices of color have launched a shift in the industry, taking nonwhite characters who were originally viewed through a white lens and situating them outside the framework of whiteness. The financial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496851684
• ISBN13: 9781496851680
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"