A Comics Studies Reader
A Comics Studies Reader by Jeet Heer, published by Univ. Press of Mississippi in 2009, is a comprehensive anthology featuring nearly thirty essays that explore various forms of comics, including gag cartoons, editorial cartoons, comic strips, comic books, manga, and graphic novels. This edition, written in English and spanning 380 pages, presents a rich overview of the evolving scholarship surrounding comics, highlighting significant contributors and movements within the medium.
Readers will find in-depth discussions on the pioneering work of Rodolphe Töpffer, the Disney comics of Carl Barks, and the graphic novels of Art Spiegelman and Chris Ware. The collection also addresses stylistic achievements in manga, the international anti-comics campaign, and themes of power and class in Mexican comic books and English illustrated stories. A Comics Studies Reader serves as a valuable resource for those interested in the history and criticism of comics, making it suitable for both casual readers and academic settings.
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A Comics Studies Reader offers the best of the new comics scholarship in nearly thirty essays on a wide variety of such comics forms as gag cartoons, editorial cartoons, comic strips, comic books, manga, and graphic novels.
The anthology covers the pioneering work of Rodolphe Töpffer, the Disney comics of Carl Barks, and the graphic novels of Art Spiegelman and Chris Ware, as well as Peanuts, romance comics, and superheroes. It explores the stylistic achievements of manga, the international anti-comics campaign, and power and class in Mexican comic books and English illustrated stories.
A Comics Studies Reader introduces readers to the major debates and points of reference that continue to shape the field. It will interest anyone who wants to delve deeper into the world of comics and is ideal for classroom use.
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