Kerry James Marshall (Hardcover)

Hardcover. The iconic comic created by contemporary African American artist Kerry James Marshall.Marshall, widely considered one of Americas greatest living painters and inspired chronicler of the African American experience, has sought to diversify the art historical canon. In the late 1990s, he began working on a series of comics in response to the absence of authentic black characters and authors in the mainstream.Marshalls comic offers an alternative reality focused on the main character, Rythm Mastr, and his young protege, Farell, superheroes whose powers derive from the seven gods of the Yoruba pantheon. Marshalls characters debate history, philosophy, and politics in vernacular black English using the graphic novel medium to create an empowering, utopian blend of science fiction and Afrofuturism.Initially serialized in a daily newspaper and presented as a Carnegie International installation, it has appeared in various incarnations over the past two decades, including light boxes, paintings, graphic prints, and drawings. This volume is the most comprehensive look at the character, its genesis, and its evolution. The iconic comic created by contemporary African American artist Kerry James Marshall. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…