Black Superheroes, Milestone Comics, and Their Fans

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments I am extremely grateful to a number of people who have helped make this study possible. First and foremost, thanks to Ivan Kalmar, who offered exceptional advice and guidance throughout every stage of this research project. My thanks also go to Craig Werner, Hy Luong, Bonnie MacElhinny, Richard Lee, Marcel Danesi, Grant McCracken, Trudy Nicks, and Caryl Flinn for their supportive and constructive comments on earlier drafts and for general encouragement . I would also like to thank Seetha Srinivasan and Anne Stascavage of the University Press of Mississippi and Karen Johnson for their excellent work on this book. Of course, this entire project would not have been possible without the participation of countless informants. Dwayne McDuffie, Derek Dingle, Denys Cowan, and Christine Gilliam from Milestone Media all deserve a special thank you for opening their doors and contributing valuable insights about their company , their goals, and their world of comic books. The comic book fans who participated in the study are too numerous to thank individually, but each and every one of them was an incredible wealth of information without which this project would not have existed. Thank you. This page intentionally left blank ...