The Routledge Companion to Comics
The Routledge Companion to Comics by Frank Bramlett is a comprehensive handbook published by Routledge on August 5, 2016. This edition spans 472 pages and is presented in English, offering an in-depth examination of various aspects of comics and graphic novels through contributions from an international roster of scholars.
Readers will find essays that provide authoritative overviews of major topics within comic studies, including the historical and formal development of comics, authorship, ethics, and adaptation. The book explores connections between comics and other artistic media, as well as interdisciplinary links to fields such as linguistics and philosophy. This resource is designed not only for students and scholars but also for comics fans seeking to deepen their understanding of the medium.
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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.
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