Comics Studies: A Guidebook (Palgrave Studies In Comics And Graphic Novels Ser. #7)

By: Bart Beaty and Ian Gordon and Charles Hatfield and Roger Sabin and Frenchy Lunning and Isaac Cates and Matthew P. McAllister and Brian MacAuley and Benjamin Woo and Philip Nel and Theresa Tensuan and Andrei Molotiu and Martha Kuhlman and Jan Baetens and Marc Singer and Gillian Whitlock and Mel Gibson and Darren Wershler and Kalervo Sinervo and Shannon Tien

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 336 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780813591438
Related ISBNs:: 9780813591421, 9780813591414
Publisher:: Rutgers University Press
Date of Addition:: 08/14/20
Copyrighted By:: Rutgers University Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts
Grade Levels:: College Freshman
Reading Age:: 18 and up
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Charles Hatfield
Edited by:: Bart Beaty