The American Way (comic series)
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The American Way is a politically charged superhero comic series that explores race, power, and government manipulation in an alternate-history United States.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The American Way | 0 |
| The American Way: Those Above and Those Below | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alternate history fiction
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comic book limited series ⓘ comic book series ⓘ superhero comic ⓘ |
| artist | Georges Jeanty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorist | WildStorm FX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | John Ridley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Cold War politics
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civil unrest in the United States ⓘ superhero team created as government propaganda ⓘ |
| explores |
media manipulation
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racial tensions in 1960s America ⓘ state-sponsored disinformation ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear |
2006
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2017 ⓘ |
| format | limited series ⓘ |
| genre |
alternate history
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political fiction ⓘ social commentary ⓘ superhero ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The American Way: Those Above and Those Below NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprintOfPublisher | DC Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inker | Karl Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedTone | politically charged ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jason Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterAlias | The New American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterGroup | The New American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print comic ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | superheroes as government tools ⓘ |
| numberOfIssues | 8 ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | WildStorm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodSetting | 1960s ⓘ |
| publisher |
DC Comics
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WildStorm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | WildStorm Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherLine | WildStorm Signature Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | alternate-history United States ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| theme |
civil rights
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government manipulation ⓘ power ⓘ propaganda ⓘ race ⓘ |
| writer |
John Ridley
NERFINISHED
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John Ridley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.