Pg 7 - "In the Beginning - Preview 1 of 8"Pg 25 - "9066 - Preview 2 of 8"
Pg 116 - "You Are What You Eat - Preview 3 of 8" Pg 65 - "The Blue Scorpion & Chung - Preview 4 of 8" "The Making of The Blue Scorpion & Chung" "Pg 135 - "A Day at CostumeCo." - Preview 5 of 8"
The Making of "A Day at CostumeCo."
"Pg 65 - "The Citizen - Preview 6 of 8" "Pg 93 - "S.O.S. - Preview 7 of 8" "Pg 183 - "Peril - Preview 8 of 8"
Heroes
Larry Hama, Greg Pak, Gene Yang, Derek Kirk Kim, Jim Lee, Jae Lee, Stan Sakai
About me: Secret Identities Official Trailer "What if we told you a tale about a quiet, unassuming guy with black hair and thick glasses; an immigrant, who’s done his best to fit into a world that isn’t his? Many Asian Americans fit that bill. But so does Clark Kent, better known to the world as Superman." —The editors of Secret Identities
Appealing to both comics fans and Asian Americans seeking to claim their place in American culture, Secret Identities makes brilliant use of the conventions of the superhero comic book to expose the real face of the Asian American experience.
This groundbreaking graphic anthology brings together leading Asian American creators in the comics industry—including Gene Yang (National Book Award finalist for American Born Chinese), Bernard Chang (Wonder Woman), Greg Pak (The Hulk), and Christine Norrie (Black Canary Wedding Special )—to craft original graphical short stories set in a compelling “shadow history” of our country: from the building of the railroads to the Japanese American internment, the Vietnam airlift, the murder of Vincent Chin, and the incarceration of Dr. Wen Ho Lee.
Entertaining and enlightening, Secret Identities offers whiz-bang action, searing satire, and thoughtful commentary from a community too often overlooked by the cultural mainstream, while showcasing a vivid cross-section of the talents whose imagination and creativity is driving the contemporary comics renaissance.
- JEFF YANG was the founder of the pioneering Asian American periodical aMagazine. The author of three books and the biweekly column “Asian Pop” for the San Francisco Chronicle, he lives in Brooklyn, New York.
- PARRY SHEN, best known for his lead role in the movie Better Luck Tomorrow, lives in Southern California.
- KEITH CHOW, an educator and comics journalist, lives in Maryland.
- JERRY MA, the founder of the indie comics studio Epic Proportions, lives in New York City.
Pub Date: April 2009
Format: paperback
Trim: 8 x 10, 192 pages
ISBN: 978-1-59558-398-7
Who I'd like to meet: Secret Identities is a groundbreaking new anthology, to be published in softcover by The New Press in Spring 2009, contact us at info@secretidentities.org for further details and full submission guidelines. We want fun, subversive, illuminating, and imaginative works that live in or comment on the superhero world, while exploring the idea of the extraordinary side of ordinary Asian American. Look forward to hearing from you!
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i am happy to say that i have FINALLY gotten some pgs inked on 9066!!!
i was sidetracked for awhile working on previous commitment stuff. but once i throw down some halftones...i'll post some pgs here!
This sounds great, and I'm eagerly anticipating the upcoming anthology. It's always cool to see how everyone can have "their take" on the superhero ideal. And I've been a Jerry Ma fan since BURN. Keep me posted, guys, and good luck.
Hey, Jeff! I had no idea you were on MySpace. Thanks for finding me and thanks again for interviewing me for your awesome "LOOK! UP IN THE SKY...IT'S ASIAN MAN!" article. Keep up the great work!
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