Alternative comics : an emerging literature / by Hatfield, Charles, 1965-

Table of Contents: “…Comix, comic shops, and the rise of alternative comics, post 1968 -- An art of tensions -- A broader canvas -- "I made that whole thing up!" …”
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Alternative comics : an emerging literature / by Hatfield, Charles, 1965-

Table of Contents: “…Comix, comic shops, and the rise of alternative comics, post 1968 -- An art of tensions -- A broader canvas -- "I made that whole thing up!" …”
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Making comics : storytelling secrets of comics, manga and graphic novels by McCloud, Scott, 1960-

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Autobiographical comics by Kunka, Andrew, 1969-

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Autobiographical comics by Kunka, Andrew, 1969-

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Asian comics by Lent, John A.

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Comics studies : a guidebook

Table of Contents: “…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. …”
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Multicultural comics : from Zap to Blue Beetle

Table of Contents: “…Race and comix / Leonard Rifas -- "Authentic" Latinas/os and queer characters in mainstream and alternative comics / Jonathan Risner -- Native American narratives from early art to graphic novels : how we see stories/Ezhi-g'waabamaanaanig Aadizookaanag / Margaret Noori -- Liminality and mestiza consciousness in Lynda Barry's One hundred demons / Melinda L. …”
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Multicultural comics : from Zap to Blue Beetle

Table of Contents: “…Race and comix / Leonard Rifas -- "Authentic" Latinas/os and queer characters in mainstream and alternative comics / Jonathan Risner -- Native American narratives from early art to graphic novels : how we see stories/Ezhi-g'waabamaanaanig Aadizookaanag / Margaret Noori -- Liminality and mestiza consciousness in Lynda Barry's One hundred demons / Melinda L. …”
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Comics for choice : illustrated abortion stories, history, and politics

Comic book crime : truth, justice, and the American way by Phillips, Nickie D.

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Comics and the U.S. South

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Comics and the U.S. South

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The rise of the American comics artist : creators and contexts

Table of Contents: “…Ball -- Questions of "contemporary women's comics" / Paul Williams -- Theorizing sexuality in comics / Joe Sutliff Sanders -- Feminine Latin/o American identities on the American alternative landscape : from the women of Love and rockets to La perdida / Ana Merino -- Making comics respectable : how Maus helped redefine a medium / Ian Gordon -- "A purely American tale" : the tragedy of racism and Jimmy Corrigan : the smartest kid on earth as great American novel / Paul Williams -- "That mouse's shadow" : the canonization of Spiegelman's Maus / Andrew Loman.…”
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Studying Comics and Graphic Novels by Kukkonen, Karin

Table of Contents: “…The Narrator -- Narration, Focalization, and Point of View -- Narrative as Meaning-Making -- Graphic Narrative -- A Basic Checklist -- Note -- Recommended Reading -- References -- Comics Discussed -- 3 Narrating Minds and Bodies: Autobiographical Comics -- Style and Subjectivity -- Autographic Agents -- Embodiment -- Self-Reflexivity -- Time, Story, and History -- Alternative Agendas and Authenticity -- Note -- Recommended Reading -- References -- Comics Discussed -- 4 Novels and Graphic Novels: Adaptations -- Transporting Stories -- Media Affordances and Adaptation Strategies…”
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Satire as the comic public sphere : postmodern "truthiness" and civic engagement by Caron, James Edward, 1952-

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Your brain on Latino comics : from Gus Arriola to Los Bros Hernandez by Aldama, Frederick Luis, 1969-

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Contents -- PART I: An Overview of Latino Comics -- 1. Introduction -- 2. So Many Approaches, So Little . . . -- 3. …”
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Your brain on Latino comics : from Gus Arriola to Los Bros Hernandez by Aldama, Frederick Luis, 1969-

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Contents -- PART I: An Overview of Latino Comics -- 1. Introduction -- 2. So Many Approaches, So Little . . . -- 3. …”
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Your brain on Latino comics : from Gus Arriola to Los Bros Hernandez by Aldama, Frederick Luis, 1969-

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Contents -- PART I: An Overview of Latino Comics -- 1. Introduction -- 2. So Many Approaches, So Little . . . -- 3. …”
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Demanding respect : the evolution of the American comic book by Lopes, Paul Douglas

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Evolution of the American Comic Book; 1 The Early Industrial Age I: Pulp Logic and the Rise of the American Comic Book; 2 The Early Industrial Age II: The Crusade Against Comic Books and the End of the Comic Book Boom; 3 The Late Industrial Age: The Return of the Superhero and the First Comic Book Rebellion; 4 From the Late Industrial to the Heroic Age: Comic Book Fandom and the Mainstream Pulp Rebellion; 5 The Heroic Age II: Alternative Comics and a Rebellion from the Margins.…”
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Comics, trauma, and the new art of war by Earle, Harriet

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Comics, trauma, and the new art of war by Earle, Harriet E. H.

Disability in comic books and graphic narratives

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Disability in comic books and graphic narratives

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Adam's alternative sports day : an Asperger story by Welton, Jude

Table of Contents: “…; 2 The Tortoise and the Hare; 3 Alternative Sports Day; 4 Adam and the Hieroglyphs; 5 The Nasty Smile; 6 Maths Practice; 7 Learning to Lose; 8 Van Gogh and the Comic Strip; 9 Saying Sorry; 10 Riddles, Quizzes and Jigsaws; 11 The Concerns Board; 12 An Act of Bravery; 12 1/2 Dear Reader; 13a The Class Champion; 14a The Cup; 13b The Class Champion; 14b The Cup; Further Reading.…”
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Frame Escapes by Peppas, Mikhail

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Superhero synergies : comic book characters go digital

Table of Contents: “…Gilmore -- Secret origins: melodrama and the digital in Ang Lee's Hulk / Matt Yockey -- Fantastic views: superheroes, visual perception, and digital perspective / Lisa Gotto -- From motion line to motion blur: the integration of digital coloring in the superhero comic book / M.J. Clarke -- Assembling the avengers: reframing the superhero movie through Marvel's cinematic universe / Matthias Stork -- From scientific romance to Disney superhero: genre fluidity and the marketing of John Carter / Andrew James Myers -- The cult of Comic-Con and the spectacle of superhero marketing / Kevin McDonald -- The dark knight levels up: Batman: Arkham Asylum and the convergent superhero franchise / Justin Mack -- The fears of a superhero: Batman Begins and Batman: Arkham Asylum / Benjamin Beil -- "I am catwoman, hear me roar": gender between flim and video game / Martin Hennig -- Melodrama, romance, and the celebrity of superheroes / Ben Grisanti -- In franchise: narrative coherence, alternates, and the multiverse in X-Men / Russell Backman -- Spectacular superheroes on stage: theatre's unique contribution(s) to Batman's transmedia story / Mathias P. …”
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Engaging humor by Oring, Elliott, 1945-

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Engaging humor by Oring, Elliott, 1945-

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Rabelais's radical farce : late medieval comic theater and its function in Rabelais by Hayes, E. Bruce

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Projections : Comics and the History of Twenty-First-Century Storytelling. by Gardner, Jared

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Rewriting history in manga : stories for the nation

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The Golem redux : from Prague to post-Holocaust fiction by Baer, Elizabeth Roberts

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Punk Rock : So What?. by Sabin, Roger

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Breaking the frames : populism and prestige in comics studies by Singer, Marc

Table of Contents: “…Introduction. Pow! zap!: comics aren't just for cultural studies professors anymore -- The myth of Eco: comics, continuity, and cultural populism -- The abuses of history: postmodernism and contemporary superhero comics -- Properties of the imagination: copyright and empire in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen -- The limits of realism: alternative comics and the workshop aesthetic -- Comics studies in miniature: the canonization of Persepolis -- Shadows of the past: fictions of history in Nat Turner -- Afterword. …”
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Grant Morrison : combining the worlds of contemporary comics by Singer, Marc

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Grant Morrison : combining the worlds of contemporary comics by Singer, Marc

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Serial selves : identity and representation in autobiographical comics by Køhlert, Frederik Byrn

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On the graphic novel by García, Santiago, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Preface to the American Edition: After La novela gráfica; Preface: The Graphic Novel and Adult Art; Introduction; Chapter One: An Old Name for a New Art; Chapter Two: Adult Comics before Adult Comics, from the Nineteenth Century to 1960; Chapter Three: The Comix Underground, 1968-1975; Chapter Four: Alternative Comics, 1980-2000; Chapter Five: The Graphic Novel; Chapter Six: The Last Avant-garde Art; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.…”
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On the graphic novel by García, Santiago, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Preface to the American Edition: After La novela gráfica; Preface: The Graphic Novel and Adult Art; Introduction; Chapter One: An Old Name for a New Art; Chapter Two: Adult Comics before Adult Comics, from the Nineteenth Century to 1960; Chapter Three: The Comix Underground, 1968-1975; Chapter Four: Alternative Comics, 1980-2000; Chapter Five: The Graphic Novel; Chapter Six: The Last Avant-garde Art; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.…”
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