Wednesday, February 08, 2023

Fantom Comics' February book club events

>>> BLACK EXCELLENCE BOOK CLUB - QUEENIE: GODMOTHER OF HARLEM
>> SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25th @ 4PM on FACEBOOK LIVE!

Fantom Comics and Pop Culture Uncovered proudly present another installment in the Black Excellence Book Club series.

Queenie follows the life of Stephanie Saint-Clair-the infamous criminal who made herself a legend in Harlem in the 1930s. Born on a plantation in the French colony of Martinique, Saint-Clair left the island in 1912 and headed for the United States, eager to make a new life for herself. In New York she found success, rising up through poverty and battling extreme racism to become the ruthless queen of Harlem's mafia and a fierce defender of the Black community. A racketeer and a bootlegger, Saint-Clair dedicated her wealth and compassion to the struggling masses of Harlem, giving loans and paying debts to those around her. But with Prohibition ending, and under threat by Italian mobsters seeking to take control of her operation, she launched a merciless war to save her territory and her skin. In an America still swollen by depression and segregation, Saint-Clair understood that her image was a tool she could use to establish her power and wield as a weapon against her opponents.

Authors Elizabeth Colomba and Aurelie Levy's meticulous details-in both story and art-bring Saint-Clair's story to life in a tense narrative, against a sometimes bloody backdrop of jazz and voodoo. The story tackles the themes of colonization, corruption, police violence, and racial identity, but above all, Queenie celebrates the genius of a woman forgotten by history.

Get it in store!

If we sell out, you can send us a message at FantomHQ@fantomcomics.com and let us know you would like to make an order! We provide mail order delivery along with curbside and in-store pick up!

>>>MANGA BOOK CLUB - MISSION: YOZAKURA FAMILY
>> SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25th @ 6 PM on ZOOM

REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/yozakura0225

It's February and love is in the air!

This month with Pop Culture Uncovered's Armand Hill we'll be discussing Shounen Jump's Mission: Yozakura Family by Hitsuji Gondaira!

Romance! A crazy, overprotective brother! And... Spies?!

Taiyo Asano is a super shy high school student and the only person he can talk to is his childhood friend, Mutsumi Yozakura. It turns out that Mutsumi is the daughter of the ultimate spy family! Even worse, Mutsumi is being harassed by her overprotective, nightmare of a brother, Kyoichiro. What drastic steps will Taiyo have to take to save Mutsumi?! A spy family comedy - the mission begins!

Get it in store or on our website here: https://stores.comichub.com/fantom_comics/products/mission-yozakura-family-graphic-novel-volume-1

If we sell out, you can send us a message at FantomHQ@fantomcomics.com and let us know you would like to make an order! We provide mail order delivery along with curbside and in-store pick up!

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