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Author:

Phillips, Gary, 1955- author.

Title:

The Be-Bop barbarians : comic book bohemians to a 1950s jazz beat / Gary Phillips, story ; Dale Berry, layout/pencils ; J. Brown, ink & paint ; Justin Birch, lettering.

Edition:

First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.

Publisher:

Pegasus Books,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm

Subject:

Graphic novel.
African Americans--Comic books, strips, etc.
African American cartoonists--Comic books, strips, etc.
Civil rights movements--Comic books, strips, etc.
Jazz--Comic books, strips, etc.
New York (N.Y.)--Comic books, strips, etc.
Historical comics.
Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)

Other Authors:

Berry, Dale W., 1960- illustrator.
Brown, J. (James) (Colorist), illustrator.
Birch, Justin, letterer.

Summary:

"In the turbulent era of late 1950s Manhattan with jazz, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Red Scare as the volatile ingredients three groundbreaking black cartoonists defy convention and pay the price. Cliff Murphy is matinee handsome, a light-skinned, straight-haired black man and a comics artist known for his glamour girl art who passes for white downtown. Stephaney Stef

ISBN:

9781681777764
1681777762

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1005684727

Locations:

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)