Bibliograph

Incognegro, a graphic mystery, story, Mat Johnson ; art, Warren Pleece ; letters, Clem Robins

Type

Label

Incognegro, a graphic mystery, story, Mat Johnson ; art, Warren Pleece ; letters, Clem Robins

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Incognegro

Nature of contents

comics graphic novelsbibliography

Oclc number

1001806759

Responsibility statement

story, Mat Johnson ; art, Warren Pleece ; letters, Clem Robins

Sub title

a graphic mystery

Summary

This tenth anniversary edition of the acclaimed graphic novel features enhanced toned art, an afterword by Mat Johnson, character sketches, and other additional material. In the early 20th Century, when lynchings were commonplace throughout the American South, a few courageous reporters from the North risked their lives to expose these atrocities. They were African-American men who, due to their light skin color, could "pass" among the white folks. They called this dangerous assignment going "incognegro." Zane Pinchback, a reporter for the New York-based New Holland Herald, is sent to investigate the arrest of his own brother, charged with the brutal murder of a white woman in Mississippi. With a lynch mob already swarming, Zane must stay "incognegro" long enough to uncover the truth behind the murder in order to save his brother -- and himself

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