[Routledge Companions 01] • The Routledge Companion to Comics
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- Authors
- Bramlett, Frank & Cook, Roy T. & Meskin, Aaron
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date
- 2016-07-26T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 3.12 MB
- Lang
- en
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.