Title: Comics as history, comics as literature : roles of the comic book in scholarship, society, and entertainment /
Authors: Babic, Annessa Ann,
Year: 2014
Subjects: Comic books, strips, etc. Influence on mass media; Comic books, strips, etc. Cross-cultural studies.; Comic books, strips, etc., in education.
Abstract: "This anthology hosts a collection of essays examining the role of comics as portals for historical and academic content while keeping the approach on an international market versus the American one. Few resources currently exist showing the cross-disciplinary aspects of comics, including the use of Wonder Woman during World War II, the development and culture of French comics, and the theories of Locke and Hobbes in regard to the state of nature and the bonds of community. The continual use of comics for the retelling of classic tales and current events further demonstrates that the genre has long passed the phase of "for children's eyes only." Additionally, this anthology weaves graphic novels into the dialogue with comics"--Back cover.
Contents: Acknowledgments -- Introduction: France, The Second Comics Market -- Antiquity and Bandes Dessinees: Schizophrenic Nationalism Between Atlanticism and Marxism / Henri-Simon Blanc-Hoang -- Did You Learn Your Strip?: The History of France as Comic Fad in the 1970s / Guillaume de Syon -- "Ils sont fous ces Gaulois!": Asterix, Lucky Luke, Freedom Fries, and the Love-Hate Relationship Between France and the United States / Annick Pellegrin -- Nation and Revolution -- Image and Text in Service of the Nation: Historically-themed Comic Books as Civic Education in 1980s Mexico / Melanie Huska -- Images of US Wars -- Who is Diana Prince?: The Amazon Army Nurse of World War II / Peter Lee -- Wonder Woman as Patriotic Icon: The Amazon Princess for the Nation and Femininity / Annessa Ann Babic -- Comic Containment: No Laughing Matter / James C. Lethbridge -- Graphic-Narrative-History: Defining the Essential Experience(s) of 9/11 / Lynda Goldstein -- Morals, Ethics, and Race -- Super Gay!: Depictions of Homosexuality in Mainstream Superhero Comics / Kara M. Kvaran -- The Man in the Gray Metal Suit: Dr. Doom, the Fantastic Four, and the Costs of Conformity / Micah Rueber -- Seen City: Frank Miller's Re-Imaging as a Cinematic "New Real" / Christina Dokou -- Dark Logic -- The Zombie Apocalypse: A Fictional State of Nature? / Faiz Sheikh -- Logicomix and the Enunciatory Apparatus / Beatrice Skordili -- Works Cited -- Index -- About the Contributors.