Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology

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Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology
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DateApril 2009
Page count200 pages
PublisherThe New Press
Creative team
WritersVarious
ArtistsVarious
Original publication
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1-59558-398-7

Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology is a comics anthology edited by Jeff Yang, Parry Shen, , and that 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 (Hulk),[1] 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 Wen Ho Lee.[2]

In October 2010, the editors announced they had begun work on a second anthology entitled . Production on Volume 2 was due in part to a grant from The Vilcek Foundation.[3] Shattered was released in November 2012.[4]

Promotion[]

Creators Larry Hama, Christine Norrie, Jef Castro, Keith Chow, Cliff Chiang and Jerry Ma, who all contributed work to Secret Identities, appeared at a book signing at Midtown Comics Times Square in Manhattan, on May 23, 2009 to promote the book.[5]

Contributors[]

Creators (clockwise from upper left) Larry Hama, Christine Norrie, Jef Castro, Keith Chow, Cliff Chiang and Jerry Ma at a signing for Secret Identities at Midtown Comics Times Square in Manhattan, May 23, 2009.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Brady, Matt (March 27, 2009). "Greg Pak: Creating an Asian American Hero with The Citizen". Newsarama.
  2. ^ "Secret Identities". The New Press. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Chow, Keith (October 11, 2010). "ANNOUNCING SECRET IDENTITIES VOLUME 2: SHATTERED!" secret identities: the asian american superhero blog. Blogger.
  4. ^ Hoo, Winyan Soo (November 12, 2012). "‘SHATTERED’: Comic anthology creators probe Asian American villain stereotypes" The Washington Post.
  5. ^ "Hama, Chiang "Secret Identities" Signing at Midtown Comics". Comic Book Resources. May 12, 2009.

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