The N*word of God / Mark Doox.

Seattle, Washington : Fantagraphics Books, [2024]

©2024

366 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm

"The N-Word of God is a literary graphic novel of interconnected stories of social insight, cognitive surprise, wry mirth, and black existential wonder. Return to the universe's beginning when 'God' fatefully declared Light and Dark opposing forces. Mark Doox, in this retelling of his own creation theory of cosmic origins - equally part memoir and myth - challenges binary racial ideas of 'Black' and 'White' by using various fanciful characters, such as an inversive devil figure that advocates for John Coltrane's philosophy of 'A Love Supreme', Ain't Jah's Momma of God, and Saint Sambo (a jet-black minstrel/messiah figure,) and striking illustrations that challenge the reader to consider the perils of a peculiar form of American righteousness called 'Whiteness'. By appropriating Christian iconography and recontextualizing daring American terms and caricatures, Doox creates symbols of resilience, relevant insight, sly protection, and revelation pertinent to all. With satirical wit and stunning Byzantine icon-like illustrations, The N-Word of God is a surprising metamodern masterpiece of African-American storytelling and Black signifyin' wisdom." -- Back cover.

N-word of God

English

March 05, 2024