The Vilcek Foundation’s Shattering Stereotypes Issue

The Vilcek Foundation’s summer newsletter focuses on Shattering Stereotypes: Immigrant Artists and Writers Transform the World of Cartoons and Comics. Here’s their table of contents:

Straddling Worlds: The Immigrant Connection to Superheroes
Playing Against Type: Marvel Comics’ Greg Pak Creates a New Kind of Hero
Comics, Cartoons, and Covers: Françoise Mouly Does Them All

You can read more here.

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