| Authors and Corporations: | , |
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| published: | Jefferson, N.C McFarland & Co c2010 Online-Ausg.. 2010 |
| Media Type: | Book, E-Book |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (vi, 238 p) |
| ISBN: |
0786442948
1282939033 9780786442942 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | |
| Druckausg.: | The rise and reason of comics and graphic literature, Jefferson, NC [u.a.] : McFarland, 2010, VI, 238 S. |
| Other Editions: | The Rise and Reason of Comics and Graphic Literature: Critical Essays on the Form |
| Print version: | The Rise and Reason of Comics and Graphic Literature, Critical Essays on the Form |
| Collection: | Verbunddaten SWB |
These 15 essays investigate comic books and graphic novels, beginning with the early development of these media. The essays also place the work in a cultural context, addressing theory and terminology, adaptations of comic books, the superhero genre, and comic books and graphic novels that deal with history and nonfiction. By addressing the topic from a wide range of perspectives, the book offers readers a nuanced and comprehensive picture of current scholarship in the subject area |
| Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part One: Origin Stories; 1. Of Gutters and Guttersnipes; 2. Ridiculous Rebellion; 3. Suspended in Mid-Month; Part Two: What We Talk About When We Talk About Comics; 4. Balloonics; 5. Remediation and the Sense of Time in Graphic Narratives; 6. Brick by Brick; Part Three: Out of the Gutter; 7. It Was the Best of Two Worlds, It Was the Worst of Two Worlds; 8. The 300 Controversy; Part Four: Men in Tights; 9. The Last Action Hero's Swan Song; 10. Extraordinary People; 11. Warren Ellis's Planetary; Part Five: Drawing History 12. Reconsidering Comics Journalism13. Comics, Trauma and Cultural Memory(ies) of 9/11; 14. "Be vewy, vewy quiet. We're hunting wippers"; 15. Graphic Black Nationalism; About the Contributors; Works Cited; Index |