Panther City Review is an annually published literary journal by Sleeping Panther Press, based out of Fort Worth, Texas. In this fourth issue, writers from Texas and beyond share their works reflecting on the theme of "Focus." Writers included in this issue: Rob Bosquez, Lynne Cook Curran, Heath Dollar, Simon Flory, Richard J. Gonzales, Michelle Hartman, Colin Holmes, D.H. Jonathan, Zee Mink-Fuller, Mark A. Nobles, Ken Pardue, Virginia Parrish, Rachel Pilcher, and cover image by Martina Milerova

The third issue in an annually published literary journal representing literature written by Texas writers of short fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and novel excerpts. Published by Sleeping Panther Press.

A collection of nine fictional crime stories set in Fort Worth, Texas.

Super Black places the appearance of black superheroes alongside broad and sweeping cultural trends in American politics and pop culture, which reveals how black superheroes are not disposable pop products, but rather a fascinating racial phenomenon through which futuristic expressions and fantastic visions of black racial identity and symbolic political meaning are presented. Adilifu Nama sees the value—and finds new avenues for exploring racial identity—in black superheroes who are often dismissed as sidekicks, imitators of established white heroes, or are accused of having no role outside of blaxploitation film contexts. Nama examines seminal black comic book superheroes such as Black Panther, Black Lightning, Storm, Luke Cage, Blade, the Falcon, Nubia, and others, some of whom also appear on the small and large screens, as well as how the imaginary black superhero has come to life in the image of President Barack Obama. Super Black explores how black superheroes are a powerful source of racial meaning, narrative, and imagination in American society that express a myriad of racial assumptions, political perspectives, and fantastic (re)imaginings of black identity. The book also demonstrates how these figures overtly represent or implicitly signify social discourse and accepted wisdom concerning notions of racial reciprocity, equality, forgiveness, and ultimately, racial justice.

Includes section "Book Reviews".

In this nuanced and groundbreaking history, Donna Murch argues that the Black Panther Party (BPP) started with a study group. Drawing on oral history and untapped archival sources, she explains how a relatively small city with a recent history of African