Over the past weekend, the New York Comic Con (NYCC) took place. kotaku has some shots of peeps in cosplay. (Our favorite is above. Asian Superman and Wonderwoman).
Also at NYCC was a panel for “Asian Americans and Superheroes: Secret Identities”. They showed a trailer for the upcoming book “SECRET IDENTITIES: The Asian American Superhero Anthology“. Due out in April 2009 from The New Press, the book will feature 26 original stories centered around Asian American Superheroes; stories set in a shadow history of our country, from the opening of the West to the election of the first minority president, and exploring ordinary Asian American life from a decidedly extraordinary perspective.
This groundbreaking anthology brings together top Asian American creators in the comics industry—including Gene Yang (American Born Chinese), Bernard Chang (Wonder Woman), Greg Pak (The Hulk), Sonny Liew (Liquid City), Greg LaRocque (The Flash), Christine Norrie (Black Canary Wedding Special), and Francis Tsai (Heroes for Hire)—as well as new and established creators from film (Mike Kang), television (Keiko Agena) and literature (Jamie Ford), to craft original graphical short stories set in a compelling “shadow history” of our country: from the building of the railroads, to the Japanese American internment, atomic bombings, the Vietnam airlift, the murder of Vincent Chin and the groundless incarceration of Dr. Wen Ho Lee. You can also follow the Secret Identities blog here.
Secret Identities Book Trailer
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Below you will find a table of contents of the main features of the book.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
IN THE BEGINNING (PREFACE): Story by Jeff Yang; art by Jef Castro
SECTION ONE: THE PIONEERS
–DRIVING STEEL: Story by Jeff Yang; art by Benton Jew
–INTERVIEW WITH LARRY HAMA by Keith Chow
SECTION TWO: SPOILS OF WAR
–INTERSTITIAL by Parry Shen
—9066: Story by Jonathan Tsuei; art by Jerry Ma
–HEROES WITHOUT A COUNTRY: Story by Daniel Jai Lee; art by Vince Sunico
–GAMAN: Story by Jamie Ford; art by Alex Tarampi
–THE HIBAKUSHA: Story by Parry Shen; art by Glenn Urieta
–INTERVIEW WITH GREG PAK by Keith Chow
—THE CITIZEN: Story by Greg Pak; art by Bernard Chang
SECTION THREE: SIDE MEN
–CONVERSATION BETWEEN GENE YANG AND MICHAEL KANG by Keith Chow
—THE BLUE SCORPION & CHUNG: Story by Gene Yang; art by Sonny Liew
–JAMES: Story by Michael Kang; art by Erwin Haya
–MANY MASKS by Jason Sperber
GALLERY: 16 FULL COLOR PAGES
SECTION FOUR: FROM OTHER SHORES
–INTERSTITIAL by Keith Chow
–INTERVIEW WITH GREG LAROCQUE by Keith Chow
–TRINITY: Story and art by Greg LaRocque
–SHADOW PLAY: Story by Eric Wat; art by Keu Cha
–NO EXIT: Story by Naeem Mohaiemen; art by Glenn Urieta
–THE WALLPASSER: Story by Clarence Coo; art by Jerry Ma
–TWILIGHT: Story by Ted Chung and Anuj Shrestha; art by Anuj Shrestha
SECTION FIVE: GIRL POWER
–INTERSTITIAL by Jeff Yang
—YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT: Story by Lynn Chen; art by Paul Wei
–SAMPLER: Story by Jimmy Aquino; art by Erwin Haya
–LEARN TO SHARE: Story by Keiko Agena; art by Ming Doyle
—A DAY AT COSTUMECO: Story by Jeff Yang; art by A.L. Baroza
SECTION SIX: ORDINARY HEROES
–INTERSTITIAL by Raymond Sohn
–WORKING TITLE: DAVID KIM: Story by John Kuramoto; art by Christine Norrie
–MEET JOE: Story by Koji Steven Sakai; art by John Franzese
–ON THE THIRD DAY: Story and art by Johann Choi
–LONG, THE DRAGON BOY: Story and art by Martin Hsu
–JUSTIFIED: Story by Ken Wong; art by Tiffanie Hwang
–JUST ORDINARY: Story by Nick Huang; art by Alexander Shen
—S.O.S.: Story by Tanuj Chopra; art by Alex Joon Kim
SECTION SEVEN: FROM HEADLINE TO HERO
–INTERSTITIAL by Parry Shen
–16 MILES: Story by Parry Shen; art by Sarah Sapang
–TAKING BACK TROY: Story by Jeff Yang; art by Francis Tsai
–PERIL: Story by Keith Chow; art by Jef Castro