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Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology Books

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781595583987
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 159558398X
Label: New Press
Manufacturer: New Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 200
Publication Date: April 14, 2009
Publisher: New Press
Studio: New Press

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"These artists show how we can be funny and witty and profound all at once, turning stereotypes inside out and upside down to create new images that empower individuals to write the scripts of their own lives."
--Frank H. Wu, author of Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White

There's this guy we know--quiet, unassuming, black hair and thick glasses. He's doing his best to fit in, in a world far away from the land of his birth. He knows he's different and that his differences make him alien, an outsider--but they also make him special. Yet he finds himself unable to reveal his true self to the world . . .

For many Asian Americans, this chronicle sounds familiar because many of us have lived it. But it also happens to be the tale of mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent, better known as Superman. And the parallels between those stories help explain why Asian Americans have become such a driving force in the contemporary comics renaissance as artists and writers--and fans.

But there's one place where Asians are still underrepresented in comics: between the four-color covers themselves. That's why, in Secret Identities, top Asian American writers, artists, and comics professionals have come together to create twenty-six original stories centered around Asian American superheroes--stories set in a shadow history of our country, exploring ordinary Asian American life from a decidedly extraordinary perspective.

Entertaining, enlightening, and more than a little provocative, Secret Identities blends action, satire, and thoughtful commentary into a groundbreaking anthology about a community too often overlooked by the cultural mainstream.



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Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - mixed bag
i'm asian and it was so-so. a few were decent but some that tried too hard to be cool just turned kinda dumb and so cheesy at times. the editors of this book seemed kinda self serving especially in the preface.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Must Have!!!
Get yourself a copy!! I Highly recommend it. I really enjoyed almost ALL of the stories that were told here. Most of the stories were told by actual incidents using superhero characters. The stories are all told through the views from Asian Americans perspective. The stories have very strong messages. I wished they actually produced these characters in actual comic books, because Asian Americans doesn't have any cool superheroes all they get are the stereotypical characters such as a martial arts ...
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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Satiric, funny and sometimes serious
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3V1YP2W24TIIL Secret Identities is one of the few comic anthologies I enjoy tremendously. There are 48 chapters, all drawn by Asian Americans -- of course -- but a few are 1-page superhero profiles and stories. So really, there are only 40 longer stories.

For most of the 1-page stories, it's an artist talking about the concept of superheroes, Asian Americans and the influence of Asia on western comics. The longer stories are really fun, ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Gotta go read Secret Identities from cover to cover again!
Powerful and approachable. A pioneer in storytelling. Secret Identities (SI) features Asian American (AA) characters in plots launched from current and historical AA events. Like a superhero, SI strikes social atrocities without any fear. Harsh realities ranging from interment, to detainees, to immigration are treated with respect and dignity. It speaks of our past and inspires the future.

This anthology goes beyond the usual fare in Asian American literature, beyond the pains of immigrant ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Something for all generations
Though this novel is comprised of many short stories, it successfully narrates the past, present and future of Asian-American experiences. I found myself reading the anthology from beginning to end in one day because of it's unprecedented nature. Being Asian-American myself, I grew up idolizing "super heroes" such as Superman, Batman, and even Spiderman, failing to realize that I was void of a relative role model, one that experienced the type of trials and tribulations that I would have to face in my own ... Read More





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