The Blacker the Ink: Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Sequential Art

A single-issue volume from Rutgers University Press (2019–present), The Blacker the Ink is a scholarly collection of essays examining constructions of Black identity across comics and sequential art. Edited by Frances Gateward and John Jennings, this academic work brings together critical voices to explore how Blackness has been represented, contested, and reimagined in the medium. It matters as a foundational text for understanding the intersections of race, culture, and comics scholarship.