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Handbook of Comics and Graphic Narratives / ed. by Sebastian Domsch, Dan Hassler-Forest, Dirk Vanderbeke.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Handbooks of English and American Studies : Text and Theory ; 11Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 online resource (IX, 635 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110446616
  • 9783110446838
  • 9783110446968
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 420 23
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  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Editors’ Preface -- Contents -- Comics Studies: Survey of the Field -- Part I: Systematic Aspects -- 1 Comics Terminology and Definitions -- 2 History, Formats, Genres -- 3 Text-Image Relations -- 4 Comics Narratology -- 5 Seriality -- 6 Adaptation -- Part II: Contexts and Themes -- 7 Politics -- 8 World-Building -- 9 Life Writing -- 10 Gender -- 11 Queerness -- 12 Science Comics -- 13 Postcolonial Perspectives -- 14 DocuComics in the Classroom -- 15 Superheroes -- 15.1 Historical Overview -- The Golden Age: Batman -- 15.3 The Silver Age: Nick Fury -- 15.4 The Dark Age: Superheroes in the 1980s -- Part III: Close Readings -- 16 Richard F. Outcault: The Yellow Kid -- 17 George Herriman: Krazy Kat -- 18 Winsor McCay: Little Nemo in Slumberland -- 19 Dave Sim: Cerebus -- 20 Will Eisner: A Contract with God -- 21 Raymond Briggs: When the Wind Blows -- 22 Art Spiegelman: Maus -- 23 Robert Crumb -- 24 Alan Moore: From Hell -- 25 Neil Gaiman: The Sandman -- 26 Alison Bechdel: Dykes to Watch Out For -- 27 Chris Ware: Jimmy Corrigan – The Smartest Kid on Earth -- 28 Daniel Clowes: Ghost World -- 29 Martin Rowson: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman -- 30 Marjane Satrapi: Persepolis -- 31 Grant Morrison: Flex Mentallo -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Names -- List of Contributors
Summary: Whether one describes them as sequential art, graphic narratives or graphic novels, comics have become a vital part of contemporary culture. Their range of expression contains a tremendous variety of forms, genres and modes − from high to low, from serial entertainment for children to complex works of art. This has led to a growing interest in comics as a field of scholarly analysis, as comics studies has established itself as a major branch of criticism. This handbook combines a systematic survey of theories and concepts developed in the field alongside an overview of the most important contexts and themes and a wealth of close readings of seminal works and authors. It will prove to be an indispensable handbook for a large readership, ranging from researchers and instructors to students and anyone else with a general interest in this fascinating medium.
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Frontmatter -- Editors’ Preface -- Contents -- Comics Studies: Survey of the Field -- Part I: Systematic Aspects -- 1 Comics Terminology and Definitions -- 2 History, Formats, Genres -- 3 Text-Image Relations -- 4 Comics Narratology -- 5 Seriality -- 6 Adaptation -- Part II: Contexts and Themes -- 7 Politics -- 8 World-Building -- 9 Life Writing -- 10 Gender -- 11 Queerness -- 12 Science Comics -- 13 Postcolonial Perspectives -- 14 DocuComics in the Classroom -- 15 Superheroes -- 15.1 Historical Overview -- The Golden Age: Batman -- 15.3 The Silver Age: Nick Fury -- 15.4 The Dark Age: Superheroes in the 1980s -- Part III: Close Readings -- 16 Richard F. Outcault: The Yellow Kid -- 17 George Herriman: Krazy Kat -- 18 Winsor McCay: Little Nemo in Slumberland -- 19 Dave Sim: Cerebus -- 20 Will Eisner: A Contract with God -- 21 Raymond Briggs: When the Wind Blows -- 22 Art Spiegelman: Maus -- 23 Robert Crumb -- 24 Alan Moore: From Hell -- 25 Neil Gaiman: The Sandman -- 26 Alison Bechdel: Dykes to Watch Out For -- 27 Chris Ware: Jimmy Corrigan – The Smartest Kid on Earth -- 28 Daniel Clowes: Ghost World -- 29 Martin Rowson: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman -- 30 Marjane Satrapi: Persepolis -- 31 Grant Morrison: Flex Mentallo -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Names -- List of Contributors

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Whether one describes them as sequential art, graphic narratives or graphic novels, comics have become a vital part of contemporary culture. Their range of expression contains a tremendous variety of forms, genres and modes − from high to low, from serial entertainment for children to complex works of art. This has led to a growing interest in comics as a field of scholarly analysis, as comics studies has established itself as a major branch of criticism. This handbook combines a systematic survey of theories and concepts developed in the field alongside an overview of the most important contexts and themes and a wealth of close readings of seminal works and authors. It will prove to be an indispensable handbook for a large readership, ranging from researchers and instructors to students and anyone else with a general interest in this fascinating medium.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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