Graphic novels: history & criticism books

It has become an axiom in comic studies that “comics is a language, not a genre”. In Comics and Language, Hannah...  Read More >>

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The 1980s saw Stan Lee's retreat to the West Coast, Jim Shooter's rise and fall as editor-in-chief, the twin triumphs...  Read More >>

Robert C. Harvey, cartoonist and a veteran comics critic, author of several histories of comics and biographies...  Read More >>

Robert C. Harvey, cartoonist and a veteran comics critic, author of several histories of comics and biographies...  Read More >>

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A title that dredges up those creepy man-critters that crawled out of the bayou back in the 1970s, through the memories...  Read More >>

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Multiculturalism, and its representation, has long presented challenges for the medium of comics. This book presents...  Read More >>

Over the last forty years the comic book has become an increasingly popular way of telling personal stories of considerable...  Read More >>

One of the most distinctive voices in mainstream comics since the 1970s, Howard Chaykin has earned a reputation...  Read More >>

In 1977, Dave Sim (b 1956) began to self-publish Cerebus, one of the earliest and most significant independent comics,...  Read More >>

Superheroes saturate popular culture and the mass media, but what can their representations tell us about the pleasure...  Read More >>

Matt Fraction, Gabriel Bá, and Fábio Moon's Casanova is a stylish adventure about a sexy, amoral, universe-hopping,...  Read More >>

This book channels the speculative power of science fiction to examine the limits of postmodern philosophies of...  Read More >>

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Neil Gaiman has emerged as one of the most influential literary figures of the twenty-first century, from his roots...  Read More >>

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In the summer of 2000 X-Men surpassed all box office expectations and ushered in an era of unprecedented production...  Read More >>

Interivews with the creator of the comics series Hate and the former editor of the often outrageous Weirdo magazine...  Read More >>

The first study of Batman's evil arch-nemesis in comics, on television, and in film  Read More >>

Comicadaptionen literarischer Texte haben sich in den letzten Jahren als enorm produktive Kunstform etabliert. Das...  Read More >>

Offers a collection of literary criticism that touches on a wide range of contemporary topics. This title considers...  Read More >>

Examines stories from one of Marvel Comic's most popular franchises in light of the contemporary cultures when those...  Read More >>