![]() ![]() ![]() Why has there never been a highly successful Fantastic Four movie? Ken has the answer, and it lies in embracing the FF's Silver Age roots. The social and cultural environments that formed these extraordinary artists are deftly detailed by Quattro in this must-have book. ![]() Why are we both vehemently opposed to "slabbing" comics? Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books features Ken Quattros over 20 years of impeccable research and writing. What issue explains the greatness of comics in just five pages? What is the difference between writing and story telling? The dawn of the Marvel Age of Comics in 1961, and Ken was there. Most led two professional lives, one working in comics and the other outside of the medium.Īfter discussing his book, we turn to the subject of his life long passion, comic books. We learn how some of these artists denied their heritage, while others embraced it. Join POPXP's Nile Scala as he interviews comic book historian and author Ken Quattro. "One thing they shared was for too long they lingered, out of mine and out of sight of their light-skinned peers, evading the scrutiny of historians and the eyes that looked past them, to everyone who saw only their skin color and then saw nothing more. Ken is the author of Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists o. Researched over two decades using original source materials, including official documents, contemporaneous newspaper articles and comics, Ken examines the lives of black men who worked in comic art shops during the Golden Age of Comics. Ken discusses his recent published work Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books. In honor of Black History Month, Creator Talks is joined by Ken Quattro, long-time comic book reader, collector and writer of history. ![]()
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