Comics and Graphic Novels

Comics and Graphic Novels
ISBN-10
1350336084
ISBN-13
9781350336087
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
281
Language
English
Published
2022-09-22
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Authors
Julia Round, Maaheen Ahmed, Rikke Platz Cortsen

Description

Providing an overview of the dynamic field of comics and graphic novels for students and researchers, this Essential Guide contextualises the major research trends, debates and ideas that have emerged in Comics Studies over the past decades. Interdisciplinary and international in its scope, the critical approaches on offer spread across a wide range of strands, from the formal and the ideological to the historical, literary and cultural. Its concise chapters provide accessible introductions to comics methodologies, comics histories and cultures across the world, high-profile creators and titles, insights from audience and fan studies, and important themes and genres, such as autobiography and superheroes. It also surveys the alternative and small press alongside general reference works and textbooks on comics. Each chapter is complemented by list of key reference works.

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