false 2331616 2 Writer Mat Johnson (HELLBLAZER: PAPA MIDNITE), winner of the prestigious Hurston-Wright Legacy Award for fiction, constructs a fearless graphic novel that is both a page-turning mystery and a disturbing exploration of race and self-image in America, masterfully illustrated with rich period detail by Wareen Pleece (THE INVISIBLES, HELLBLAZER). <P> In the early 20th Century, when lynchings were commonplace throughout the American South, a few courageous reporters from the North risked their lives to expose these atrocities. They were African-American men who, due to their light skin color, could "pass" among the white folks. They called this dangerous assignment going "incognegro." <P> Zane Pinchback, a reporter for the New York-based New Holland Herald barely escapes with his life after his latest "incognegro" story goes bad. But when he returns to the sanctuary of Harlem, he's sent to investigate the arrest of his own brother, charged with the brutal murder of a white woman in Mississippi. <P> With a lynch mob already swarming, Zane must stay "incognegro" long enough to uncover the truth behind the murder in order to save his brother -- and himself. He finds that the answers are buried beneath layers of shifting identities, forbidden passions and secrets that run far deeper than skin color. 2338190 6 2 2008 Incognegro total:238|5:57|4:103|3:66|2:10|1:2| 238 917 357 86 3 2 false false Thu Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 08:57:36 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 12:35:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 13:33:32 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 13:49:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false true Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 14:27:26 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 18:52:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 14:59:04 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 15:19:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 11:08:59 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 11:14:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 26 16:48:09 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 20:27:12 -0800 2009
I read this and The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam back to back and it was really interesting to see the ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 09 12:13:44 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 12:20:12 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 17 10:28:04 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 10:32:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 13:39:41 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 14:41:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Oct 05 15:18:12 -0700 2008 Sat May 23 13:23:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 03 12:29:06 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 12:29:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false true Thu Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 11:21:34 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 15:05:00 -0700 2008
You get to t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 03 12:06:06 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 27 11:34:01 -0700 2009 Incognegro . The book's inspiration comes from Johnson's own upbringing and search for role models who looked like him - other fair-skinned, white looking Black men, who were committed to social justice and who...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 16:13:43 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 16:32:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 true false Wed Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 01:24:32 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 01:26:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 17:26:02 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 17:33:28 -0700 2008
Incognegro is living during the Harlem Renaissance, and wants to reveal his real name, to get his share o...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 01 16:53:29 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 06:53:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 04 07:13:42 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 10 17:57:54 -0700 2008
Having...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 01:00:51 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 11:32:21 -0700 2009 great idea, but the execution left a lot to be desired.

The art was fine, but the plot relied on predictable storytelling, forced noir dialog, and superficial stock characters - the chivalrous protagonist, the tough-as-nails newspaper editor, the lovable scoundrel, th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 09:53:11 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 10:54:52 -0700 2009 more...]]>