Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology
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]
| 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 |
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 edit
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 edit
- A.L. Baroza
- Alex Joon Kim
- Alex Tarampi
- Alexander Shen
- Anthony Tan
- Anthony Wu
- Anuj Shrestha
- Benton Jew
- Bernard Chang
- Billy Tan
- Chi-Yun Lau
- Christine Norrie
- Clarence Coo
- Cliff Chiang
- Daniel Jai Lee
- Deodato Pangandoyon
- Dustin Nguyen
- Erwin Haya
- Francis Tsai
- Gene Yang
- Glenn Urieta
- Greg LaRocque
- Greg Pak
- Hellen Jo
- Ian Kim
- Jamie Ford
- Jason Sperber
- Jef Castro
- Jeff Yang
- Jeremy Arambulo
- Jerry Ma
- Jimmy Aquino
- Johann Choi
- John Franzese
- John Kuramoto
- Jonathan Tsuei
- Kazu Kibuishi
- Keiko Agena
- Keith Chow
- Kelly Hu
- Ken Wong
- Koji Steven Sakai
- Kripa Joshi
- Larry Hama
- Leonardo Nam
- Lynn Chen
- Martin Hsu
- Michael Kang
- Ming Doyle
- Naeem Mohaimen
- Nick Huang
- Parry Shen
- Paul Wei
- Raymond Sohn
- Sarah Sapang
- Sonny Liew
- Sung Kang
- Tak Toyoshima
- Tanuj Chopra
- Ted Chung
- Tiffanie Hwang
- Vince Sunico
- Walden Wong
- Yul Kwon
Notes edit
- ^ Brady, Matt (March 27, 2009). "Greg Pak: Creating an Asian American Hero with The Citizen". Newsarama.
- ^ "Secret Identities". The New Press. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ Chow, Keith (October 11, 2010). "ANNOUNCING SECRET IDENTITIES VOLUME 2: SHATTERED!" secret identities: the asian american superhero blog. Blogger.
- ^ Hoo, Winyan Soo (November 12, 2012). "‘SHATTERED’: Comic anthology creators probe Asian American villain stereotypes" The Washington Post.
- ^ "Hama, Chiang "Secret Identities" Signing at Midtown Comics". Comic Book Resources. May 12, 2009.
External links edit
- Official website
- Secret Identities Official Blog
- April 2009 Secret Identities interview with Asiaxpress.com
- Spotlight on Comics: Secret Identities