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Summary:

"In the twenty-first century, the field of comics studies has exploded. Scholarship on graphic novels, comic books, comic strips, webcomics, manga, and all forms of comic art has grown at a dizzying pace, with new publications, institutions, and courses springing up everywhere. The field crosses disciplinary and cultural borders and brings together myriad traditions. Comics Studies: A Guidebook offers a rich but concise introduction to this multifaceted field, authored by leading experts in multiple disciplines. It opens diverse entryways to comics studies, including history, form, audiences, genre, and cultural, industrial, and economic contexts. An invaluable one-stop resource for veteran and new comics scholars alike, this Guidebook represents the state of the art in contemporary comics scholarship"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Part I. Histories. 1. Comic strips / Ian Gordon ; 2. Comic books / Charles Hatfield ; 3. Underground and alternative comics / Roger Sabin ; 4. European traditions / Bart Beaty ; 5. Manga / Frenchy Lunning ; 6. The graphic novel / Isaac Cates
• Part II. Cultures. 7. Comics industries / Matthew P. McAllister and Brian MacAuley ; 8. Readers, audiences, and fans / Benjamin Woo ; 9. Children and comics / Philip Nel ; 10. Difference / Theresa Tensuan
• Part III. Forms. 11. Cartooning / Andrei Molotiu ; 12. Design in comics : panels and pages / Martha Kuhlman 13. Words and images / Jan Baetens
• Part IV. Genres. 14. Superheroes / Marc Singer ; 15. Autographics / Gillian Whitlock ; 16. Girls, women, and comics / Mel Gibson ; 17. Digital comics / Darren Wershler, Kalervo Sinervo, and Shannon Tien.

Contributors:

Hatfield, Charles, 1965- , editor

Beaty, Bart , editor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Comic books, strips, etc. — History and criticism

Comic books, strips, etc.

Genres:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

PN6710 .C6664 2020eb

ISBNs:

9780813591452 (electronic bk.)
0813591457 (electronic bk.)
9780813591421 [Invalid]
0813591422 [Invalid]
9780813591414 [Invalid]
0813591414 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1184458773

Other Control Numbers:

EBC6300563 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp16722471