Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology

Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology
Date April 2009
Page count 200 pages
Publisher The New Press
Creative team
Writers Various
Artists Various
Original publication
Language English
ISBN 978-1-59558-398-7

Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology is a comics anthology edited by Jeff Yang, Parry Shen, Keith Chow, and Jerry Ma that brings together leading Asian American creators in the comics industry—including Gene Yang (National Book Award finalist for American Born Chinese), Bernard Chang (Wonder Woman), Greg Pak (Hulk),[1] and Christine Norrie (Black Canary Wedding Special)—to craft original graphical short stories set in a compelling "shadow history" of our country: from the building of the railroads to the Japanese American internment, the Vietnam airlift, the murder of Vincent Chin, and the incarceration of Wen Ho Lee.[2]

In October 2010, the editors announced they had begun work on a second anthology entitled Secret Identities Volume 2: Shattered. Production on Volume 2 was due in part to a grant from The Vilcek Foundation.[3] Shattered was released in November 2012.[4]

Promotion

Creators Larry Hama, Christine Norrie, Jef Castro, Keith Chow, Cliff Chiang and Jerry Ma, who all contributed work to Secret Identities, appeared at a book signing at Midtown Comics Times Square in Manhattan, on May 23, 2009 to promote the book.[5]

Contributors

Creators (clockwise from upper left) Larry Hama, Christine Norrie, Jef Castro, Keith Chow, Cliff Chiang and Jerry Ma at a signing for Secret Identities at Midtown Comics Times Square in Manhattan, May 23, 2009.

Notes

  1. ↑ Brady, Matt (March 27, 2009). "Greg Pak: Creating an Asian American Hero with The Citizen". Newsarama.
  2. ↑ "Secret Identities". The New Press. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ Chow, Keith (October 11, 2010). "ANNOUNCING SECRET IDENTITIES VOLUME 2: SHATTERED!" secret identities: the asian american superhero blog. Blogger.
  4. ↑ Hoo, Winyan Soo (November 12, 2012). "‘SHATTERED’: Comic anthology creators probe Asian American villain stereotypes" The Washington Post.
  5. ↑ "Hama, Chiang "Secret Identities" Signing at Midtown Comics". Comic Book Resources. May 12, 2009.
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