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The Routledge Companion to Comics
Contributor(s): Bramlett, Frank (Editor), Cook, Roy T. (Editor), Meskin, Aaron (Editor)
ISBN: 0415729009     ISBN-13: 9780415729000
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $321.75  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: July 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Comics & Graphic Novels
- Social Science | Media Studies
Dewey: 741.59
LCCN: 2015049684
Series: Routledge Media and Cultural Studies Companions
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.9" W x 9.7" (2.15 lbs) 456 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

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.