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“While mesmerized by ink-lined cells shaking to their own rhythm and beat, Darius Gainer has written a long overdue text chronicling an obscure field that is, as all aspects of Black history are, joyously and quintessentially American.”Tim Fielder — author of INFINITUM: An Afrofuturist Tale
“Gainer’s work is painfully necessary and brilliantly articulated. With the proliferation of animated images representing people of color, a text of this nature is vital and Gainer rises to the task.”John Jennings — Professor of Media & Cultural Studies at UC Riverside