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  • Published: 23 October 2018
  • ISBN: 9781506705637
  • Imprint: Dark Horse Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $39.99

Incognegro: Renaissance



When a black writer is found dead at a scandalous interracial party in 1920s' New York, Harlem's cub reporter Zane Pinchback is the only one determined to solve the murder. Zane must go "Incognegro" for the first time, using his light appearance to pass as a white man to find the true killer, in this prequel miniseries to the critically acclaimed Vertigo graphic novel, now available in a special new 10th Anniversary Edition.

With a cryptic manuscript as his only clue, and a mysterious and beautiful woman as the murder's only witness, Zane finds himself on the hunt through the dark and dangerous streets of "roaring twenties" Harlem in search for justice. In a time when looks could kill . . . Zane's skin is the only thing keeping him alive.

A page-turning thriller of racial divide, Incognegro: Renaissance explores segregation, secrets and self-image as our race-bending protagonist penetrates a world where he feels stranger than ever before.

When a black writer is found dead at a scandalous interracial party in 1920s' New York, Harlem's cub reporter Zane Pinchback is the only one determined to solve the murder. Zane must go "Incognegro" for the first time, using his light appearance to pass as a white man to find the true killer, in this prequel miniseries to the critically acclaimed Vertigo graphic novel, now available in a special new 10th Anniversary Edition.

With a cryptic manuscript as his only clue, and a mysterious and beautiful woman as the murder's only witness, Zane finds himself on the hunt through the dark and dangerous streets of "roaring twenties" Harlem in search for justice. In a time when looks could kill . . . Zane's skin is the only thing keeping him alive.

  • Published: 23 October 2018
  • ISBN: 9781506705637
  • Imprint: Dark Horse Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $39.99

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Praise for Incognegro: Renaissance

Praise of the first Incognegro graphic novel:

"Engrossing... proudly exemplifies the graphic novel"-New York Times

"A talented writer of both fiction and creative non-fiction, Johnson's publications have established him as an important new voice in the African-American tradition."-Walter Mosley

"Mat Johnson has done it again, namely written a deep story of pain and laughter that probles the complex dynamics of white supremacy in America. Don't miss it!" - Cornel West