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Comics studies : a guidebook / edited by Charles Hatfield and Bart Beaty.

Contributor(s): Hatfield, Charles, 1965- [editor.] | Beaty, Bart [editor.].

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BookCopyright date: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2020Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780813591438 (electronic bk.); 9780813591414.Call No.: PN6710 .C6664 2020 Subject(s): Comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticismOnline resources: Electronic Resources

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Part I. Histories. Comic strips / Ian Gordon ; Comic books / Charles Hatfield ; Underground and alternative comics / Roger Sabin ; European traditions / Bart Beaty ; Manga / Frenchy Lunning ; The graphic novel / Isaac Cates -- Part II. Cultures. Comics industries / Matthew P. McAllister and Brian MacAuley ; Readers, audiences, and fans / Benjamin Woo ; Children and comics / Philip Nel ; Difference / Theresa Tensuan -- Part III. Forms. Cartooning / Andre Molotiu ; Design in comics: panels and pages / Martha Kuhlman ; Words and images / Jan Baetens -- Part IV. Genres. Superhereos / Marc Singer ; Autographics / Gillian Whitlock ; Girls, women, and comics / Mel Gibson ; Digital comics / Darren Wershler, Kalervo Sinervo, and Shannon Tien.

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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Comics studies : a guidebook / edited by Charles Hatfield and Bart Beaty.

Contributor(s): Hatfield, Charles, 1965- [editor.] | Beaty, Bart [editor.].