Download Incognegro A Graphic Mystery New Edition Mat Johnson Warren Pleece 9781506705644 Books

Product details Hardcover 136 pages Publisher Berger Books; New edition (February 6, 2018) Language English ISBN-10 1506705642

Incognegro A Graphic Mystery New Edition Mat Johnson Warren Pleece 9781506705644 Books Reviews

• I am an avid reader and buyer of graphic novels, and any other books that interest me. All around, I am a solitary person whose hobby is reading books. I stumbled upon this title as I was searching through comics and the cover really peaked my interest. So I bought it and from the moment I opened the first page and began reading, I was on the edge if my seat with emotion. I laughed, grew suspenseful, and was surprised as I read Incognegro. Mat Johnson, if you ever read this, I will be buying more of your work. There is more Incognegro series being produced and I will preorder it. But in summary, buy this book it was great!
• A graphic novel version of brutal American history watered down. At least it is out. The wound is still fresh and those responsible have yet to pay for these atrocities. Courageous people exposed the horrible terrors perpetuated by Caucasians on Blacks AND they want all to forget and yet in this day and age it is still repeated in many other heinous 'legal' forms. Good book.
• Definitely enjoyed this graphic novel. I like how the graphic novel format is really opening itself up to be a mode of storytelling that achieves so much more than a novel would. I loved seeing a character like Zane imagined in the time period Mat Johnson chose. I also enjoyed it because Johnson didn't shy away from making Zane (and even his brother) problematic in their views of women. He stayed true to the time period of how most men viewed women, and gave those views to our hero, which helps make him more complex and sometimes difficult. The discussion questions at the end of the graphic novel helped open up my experience of the story and allowed me to think more deeply about it.
• I bought this for required reading for a college class that I took, and it ended up being one of my favorite pieces that we read all semester. For starters, Johnson doesn't hold back with showing the brutality of the era (I mean just look at the cover of the book). I had known about passing before I read this book, but not about the way that Zane Pinchback does it. The ending was the best part; satisfying, tying up the loose ends, and a bit heartbreaking.
• I thought this was a powerful read. While it doesn't have the visual and narrative complexity of some of the more full-fledged graphic "novels," it works very well as a more straightforward comic book that still has an important story to tell. Some of the content is graphic in another sense, as in, shockingly violent. But it's actually less violent than such things as superhero comics. The shock comes because the events depicted here really happened. Lynchings and horrific abuse of black people were just as bad, and often far worse, than the ways they're depicted here. And people really did keep and trade photos and postcards of these hellish "picnics."
  
  The story is fast-paced and gripping--I kept reading to find out what would happen next. However, in this war between blacks and whites, the white people are a little too uniformly evil. I thought there was some hope for one in particular, but he turned out to be almost as much of a sicko as the rest of the Southern "crackers." A white character with some depth and humanity would have made the story less starkly . . . well, black and white.
  
  I was led by this reading to learn more about Walter White, a real-life investigator who did even more dramatically heroic undercover work against murderous racism than this book's fictional hero performs. The recovered history in this book, and its invitation to remember more of it, is the most valuable part for me. Thank you Mr. Johnson and Mr. Pleece for infusing a format aimed at young people with such serious and relevant, yet also engaging, content.
• Incognegro might be set in the past but unfortunately it still feels very relevent today. A remarkable look at a side of the Civil Rights fight that doesn’t get enough attention in pop culture. Heartbreaking, tragic and triumphant all describe this great book
• The other reviews here have summed up "Incognegro" well-- this well-paced graphic novel by Mat Johnson deftly explores racism in the South and the steps that one courageous newspaperman takes to combat it. I was fascinated by how the book tackled "passing"; black men and women who can easily disguise themselves as white folk.
  
  In addition to Johnson's writing, the artwork was simplistic (in a good way) with clean lines. I liked that the book was black-and-white, further blurring the nature of race within the story.
• This book is well worth the purchase price. It succeeds as a noir murder mystery, social commentary, and as an indictment of social mores. This story is disturbingly, intuitively realistic in its portrayal of upscale Black life (the title character is a reporter for a Black newspaper) - which at the time had certain humiliatingly rigid similarities with Black life no matter the class, educational background, or economic station. The artwork in this tome is chillingly perfect for the tale told. Interestingly, there seem to be some direct parallels between the era portrayed in this riveting novel, and present-day American society, which the author subtly draws, as his story-telling prowess is displayed to good end in this great graphic novel. This book is a must-buy, must-read, must-share, must talk-about; for Americans of all walks!