| Description |
x, 288 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Studies in popular culture |
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Studies in popular culture (Jackson, Miss.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-283) and index. |
| Contents |
A word to the fore beats a pair of anything -- 1. Slouching toward an aesthetic : the beginning of a critical vocabulary -- 2. Legions in long underwear : the advent of the comic book and the reign of the superhero -- 3. The search for art and meaning : Westerns and the American spirit -- 4. But is it art? : the spirit of Will Eisner -- 5. The heroic avenue to art : experimentation and the mark of Kane -- 6. The comic book as individual expression : Harvey Kurtzman and the revolution -- 7. Style and flash and filigree : manipulating breakdowns, composition, and layout for effect -- 8. Only in the comics : why cartooning is not the same as filmmaking -- 9. The lonely hearts club band : autobiographical angst and other adventures in topics and treatments -- 10. All together now. |
| Summary |
Traces the evolution of comic books from their beginnings in the 1930s through the mid-1990s, demonstrating how the words and pictures function together as a unique art form. |
| Subject |
Comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticism.
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Popular culture -- United States.
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Comic books, strips, etc. (OCoLC)fst00869145
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Popular culture. (OCoLC)fst01071344
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| ISBN |
0878057579 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780878057573 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0878057587 (paper : alk. paper) |
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9780878057580 (paper : alk. paper) |
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