#723 “EC Comics: Race, Shock, and Social Protest”

Deconstructing Comics

English - February 16, 2022 13:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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EC Comics are most commonly associated with the horror stories that shocked parents and U.S. Senators in 1954. But EC Comics also had something to say about prejudice against racial or ethnic groups. How do these stories read today? How well did EC creators like Al Feldstein and Harvey Kurtzman get across their anti-racist message? … Continue reading #723 “EC Comics: Race, Shock, and Social Protest”