Reading Comics
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Batman Mask
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Captain America
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Comics Code Authority
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Frank Miller
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genre conventions research
Gershon Legman
graphic narrative analysis
Harvey Dent
Juvenile Delinquency
Kurt Busiek
Lois Lane
mass media influence
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narrative structure comics
Neil Gaiman
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Sequential Art
sequential art theory
Super Man
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visual literacy studies
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Product details
- ISBN 9781138864573
- Weight: 317g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 23 Jun 2015
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This study explores how the definition of the medium, as well as its language, readership, genre conventions, and marketing and distribution strategies, have kept comic books within the realm of popular culture. Since comics have been studied mostly in relation to mass media and its influence on society, there is a void in the analysis of the critical issues related to comics as a distinct genre and art form. By focusing on comics as narratives and investigating their formal and structural aspects, as well as the unique reading process they demand, this study presents a unique contribution to the current literature on comics, and helps clarify concepts and definitions useful in studying the medium. (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Alberta, 1995; revised with new preface, bibliography, and index)
