Professor William H. Foster III & African-Americans in Comics Part 2 by Alex Grand & Jim Thompson
Comic Book Historians
English - April 03, 2023 11:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsVisual Arts Arts History jack kirby stan lee marvel comics dc comics comic book alex raymond superman batman wonder woman alex grand Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
As featured in Roy Thomas’ Alter Ego Magazine, Alex Grand and co-host Jim Thompson interview Professor William H. Foster III, published comic book historian, former Eisner judge and award-winning museum exhibit curator on the evolving roles of African Americans in Comics. William discusses his early forays into reading comics in the 1960s and 70s, then goes into a fascinating discussion of the portray and involvement of African American characters and creators in comics starting from the Yellow Kid, Krazy Kat, Ebony in Spirit, World's Finest, Sgt Fury, Fantastic Four's Black Panther, Luke Cage, Black Lightning, Black Vulcan, Fast Willie Jackson, Robert Crumb in Zap Comics, Storm of the X-Men, Sabre, Hypno Hustler, Milestone Comics, Trading Cards, Captain America, Thunder and ending into present day comic books. Originated, Edited & Produced by Alex Grand. Transcript available in Alter Ego 174.
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