The Power of Comics: History, Form and Culture
- ISBN-10
- 082642936X
- ISBN-13
- 9780826429360
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 346
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-07-01
- Publisher
- A&C Black
- Authors
- Randy Duncan, Matthew J. Smith
Description
Offers undergraduate students with an understanding of the comics medium and its communication potential. This book deals with comic books and graphic novels. It focuses on comic books because in their longer form they have the potential for complexity of expression.
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- 2015-02-12
- 464 pages
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- Bloomsbury Publishing
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- 2009-07-01
- 360 pages
- Paperback
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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