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The power of comics : history, form and culture
- Title
- The power of comics : history, form and culture / Randy Duncan, Matthew J. Smith, and Paul Levitz ; with a preface by Mark Ward.
- Author
- Duncan, Randy, 1958-
- Publication
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2015.
- ©2015
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 19-78 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- xix, 437 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- "Fully revised and updated for its second edition, The Power of Comics remains the most authoritative introduction to comic books and graphic novels - the history of the medium, its many forms and manifestations and their place in contemporary culture."--Amazon.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Note
- Previous edition: 2009.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-414) and index.
- Contents
- The History of Comic Books, Unit I: History. The History of Comic Books, Part I: Developing a Medium -- The History of Comic Books, Part II: The Maturation of the Medium -- The History of Comic Books, Part III: The Diversification of the Medium -- Unit II. Form. Creating the Story -- Experiencing the Story -- Comic Book Genres: Classifying Comics -- Comic Book Genres: The Superhero -- Comic Book Genres: The Memoir -- Unit III. Culture. The Business of Comic Books -- The Comic Book Readers -- Exploring Meanings in Comic Book Texts -- Comics Culture Around the World.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-78
- ISBN
- 9781472535696
- 1472535693
- 1472535707
- 9781472535702
- OCLC
- 894610862
- 894610862
- Author
- Duncan, Randy, 1958- author.
- Title
- The power of comics : history, form and culture / Randy Duncan, Matthew J. Smith, and Paul Levitz ; with a preface by Mark Ward.
- Publisher
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2015.
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Edition
- 2nd edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-414) and index.
- Added Author
- Smith, Matthew J., 1971- author.Levitz, Paul, author.Waid, Mark, 1962- writer of preface.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-78