Three New Sources!

Hey guys! I’m back with three new sources that will help with the topic of predominantly white characters being justifiable in comics. I included three paragraphs that offers why it is reliable and answered questions that evaluate the source.

1. Who Gets To Be A Superhero? Race and Identity In Comics (Web Source)

• The author is poised at discussing how race, ethnicity, and culture play out in people’s lives, communities, and how it shifts. There are citations in the text that can be clicked on, which will lead to related material. The intended audience are for those who are interested in comics. It is a mixture of both opinion and fact, although the opinion is very minimal while there is a lot of facts. The facts are supported by quotes and by clickable citations that will lead to the information. Personally, I feel there isn’t much evidence in this source but enough to make it sufficient to use. The language seems to be both objective and a bit emotional. There are broad generalizations that oversimplify the matter. The author of this site does use a more primary sources than secondary sources. Although the source is a bit of opinion, it happens toward the end of the site. Gene Demby does take a stance. I would say that he is questionably reputable for that he is a journalist that I have not heard of.  The source isn’t that far back in time. It was published January 11, 2014. The information can be found in different web sites. There are no vague or sweeping generalizations that aren’t backed with evidence. Lastly, the journalist provides two sides to the argument. Overall, this source is reliable as it gives me information to support why predominant white characters were okay and not racist for early comics.

• Demby, Gene. "Who Gets To Be A Superhero? Race And Identity In Comics." NPR. NPR, 11 Jan. 2014. Web. 9 Nov. 2015

2). Comic Book Nation: The Transformation Of Youth Culture In America (Academic Source)

• The author, Bradford W. Wright, is poised at talking about how propaganda projected/transferred into youth culture. In this text, there is a lot of references to other works within the text in order for the reader to look it up for more information relating to the topic. The intended audience is for those who are interested in comics and how comics have become a part of the daily lives of others and what their affects would be. This source is an academic source, so it is filled with many facts and very minimal to no opinions. The facts are supported by quotes, references, and examples that are littered throughout the text. There is a plentiful amount of evidence in this source. The language is objective with no emotion. The author uses primarily primary sources but there are a few secondary sources in there. There are no opinions. It is a reputable source for that I got it from Google Scholar and that the author is an associate professor with the University of Maryland University College-European. This book was published on March 22, 2001. It may be 14 year old information, but it provides enough information from the years before 2001. There are no sweeping or vague generalizations. Lastly, for the most part, the author provides both arguments. Overall, this source is helpful as it provides me with the information about how propaganda transferred into youth culture.
• Wright, Bradford W. Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 2001. Print.

3). The Colors Of Good Vs. Evil: Comic Book Color Palettes [Info graphics] (Web Site)

• The preface by the author, Caleb Goellner, talks about the distribution of colors in comics. The author describes how color is distributed in the comics and how they relate to color theory. In this website, there is a reference to another site, ColourLovers, which includes more info graphs. The intended audience is for those who are interested in how color is being used in the comics of the past to now. This is a website source; it is stated that the information is based on color theory. There are plenty of info graphs to aid in comprehending and supporting color theory in my essay. It seems like the author of this website has used only one main primary source, with secondary sources going along the primary source. There are no opinions. The information is mostly objective because of its academic view of colors. It is hard to tell if it is reputable because it has a reference and the author is unknown to me. The website was published on September 16, 2011; it is only 4 years old, which isn’t that bad and would be considered recent. The author does make the information seem like vague and sweeping generalizations. However, that is how color theory works (and color symbolism). Lastly, this website does not include any arguments; it is only an informational website about colors and the use of color theory and symbolism in comics. Overall, this source is helpful for that it gives me information to help describe how color symbolism and color theory relate to why predominant white characters in comics in the past were justifiable.

• Goellner, Caleb. "Good Versus Evil in the Superhero Comic Color Palette [Infographic]." Comics Alliance. 16 Sept. 2011. Web. 9 Nov. 2015.