Your Brain on Latino Comics: From Gus Arriola to Los Bros Hernandez (Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Culture)

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Though the field of comic book studies has burgeoned in latest years, Latino characters and creators have received little attention. Putting the spotlight on this vibrant segment, Your Brain on Latino Comics illuminates the world of superheroes Firebird, Vibe, and the new Blue Beetle even as also examining the effects on readers who are challenged to envision such worlds.

Exploring mainstream companies such as Marvel and DC in addition to rising stars from other segments of the industry, Frederick Aldama provides a new reading of race, ethnicity, and the fairly new storytelling medium of comics themselves. Overview chapters cover the evolution of Latino influences in comics, innovations, and representations of women, demonstrating Latino transcendence of many mainstream techniques. The creator then probes the wealthy and complex ways in which such artists have an effect on the cognitive and emotional responses of readers as they consider past, present, and future worlds.

Twenty-one interviews with Latino comic book and comic strip authors and artists, including Laura Molina, Frank Espinosa, and Rafael Navarro, complete the study, yielding captivating remark at the current state of the trade, cultural perceptions, and the intentions of creative individuals who shape their readers in powerful ways.

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