The Routledge Companion to Comics

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Synopsis

This cutting-edge handbook brings together an international roster of scholars to examine many facets of comics and graphic novels. Contributor essays provide authoritative, up-to-date overviewsof the major topics and questions within comic studies, offering readers a truly global approach to understanding the field.
Essays examine:
 
the history of the temporal, geographical, and formal development of comics, including topics like art comics, manga, comix, and the comics code;
issues such as authorship, ethics, adaptation, and translating comics;
connections between comics and other artistic media (drawing, caricature, film) as well as the linkages between comics and other academic fields like linguistics and philosophy;
new perspectives on comics genres, from funny animal comics to war comics to romance comics and beyond.
The Routledge Companion to Comics expertly organizes representative work from a range of disciplines, including media and cultural studies, literature, philosophy, and linguistics. More than an introduction to the study of comics, this book will serve as a crucial reference for anyone interested in pursuing research in the area, guiding students, scholars, and comics fans alike.

Book details

Author:
Frank Bramlett, Roy Cook, Aaron Meskin
ISBN:
9781317915386
Related ISBNs:
9781315851334, 9780415729000, 9780415729000, 9781315851334, 9780415729000, 9780367581534
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
456
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-02-08
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2017
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Language Arts, Literature and Fiction, Nonfiction, Social Studies