Incognegro
by Mat Johnson, Warren Pleece
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Author: Mat Johnson, Warren PleeceEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-06
ISBN: 140121097X
Number of pages: 136
Publisher: Vertigo
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Book Review: A solid 4-star
Summary: 4 Stars
I picked up Incognegro because I liked the cover. When I saw that it was a graphic novel, I put it in my bag for check out.
Mat Johnson's Incognegro tells the story of a black reporter in the early 20th century who because he can "pass" for white, he goes undercover to expose the brutal lynchings that were becoming all too common.
Zane Pinchback, who lives in Harlem, is called back to his home town of Tupelo, Mississippi when he is told that his brother is in jail under the suspicion of murdering a woman.
His best friend, Carl, who can also pass for white, goes with Zane even though Zane tells him that he should stay.
As a mystery of noir variety, the plot holds together pretty well. Zane is in the PI role with his brother as the unwitting fall guy. There is a femme fatale and corrupt town. There is a murder that gets a little lost in the social byplay of the time.
But that isn't so different from how the movie Chinatown (Special Collector's Edition) played out.
Yet in spite of the good start and the wonderful art of Warren Pleece, the story gets weighed down by the unnecessary subplot of Carl as it seemed to take up valuable panel space that could have been used in more effective ways.
As such, I give the book a 4-star rating because I felt the main plot was solid and the artwork was gorgeous, but with the distracting subplot, it didn't quite make the 5-star grade.
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