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Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media. For more information visit marvel.com. John Jennings, illustrator of Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, is associate professor of visual studies at SUNY-Buffalo and has written several works on African American comics creators. His research is concerned with the topics of representation and authenticity, visual culture, visual literacy, social justice, and design pedagogy. He is an accomplished designer, curator, illustrator, cartoonist, and award-winning graphic novelist. His work overlaps into various disciplines including American studies, African American studies, design history, media studies, sociology, women and gender studies, and literature.
Similar to the first collection, the format of the second volume really benefits from the wide variety of art styles and characters used, which celebrate a wide range of both creativity and diversity, while the six-page story structure ensures the stories are quick and pithy, potentially helping reluctant readers. Another big win. * Booklist *
