Category: pimp: the story of my life

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+ augustus freeman iv, blaxploitation, buck wild, comics, dc comics, dwayne mcduffie, iceberg slim, icon, luke cage, milestone comics, pimp: the story of my life, representation, steve englehart

Introducing Your Tour Guide, Buck Wild

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Recently, I discussed representation in Milestone Comics’ Icon. Today, I want to continue that discussion by focusing on the character of Buck Wild in the Icon series. Buck Wild originally appeared in Icon #13, and as Dwayne McDuffie has made clear, he serves as a commentary on the Black characters that appeared in mainstream comics’ during the 1970s onward. As Rebecca Wanzo notes, “By … Read More Introducing Your Tour Guide, Buck Wild

+ holloway house, iceberg slim, kiese laymon, pimp: the story of my life, robert beck, robin g kelley, street poison: the biography of iceberg slim

Literacy in Iceberg Slim’s "Pimp: The Story of My Life"

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A couple of weeks ago, I read Justin Gifford’s Street Poison: The Biography of Iceberg Slim. It is not my intention, with this post, to review Gifford’s book. If you would like to see some reviews, check out Kiese Laymon’s, Robin D. G. Kelley’s, and my own upcoming review in African American Review. After reading the biography, I went back to look at Robert … Read More Literacy in Iceberg Slim’s "Pimp: The Story of My Life"

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