The power of comics
Subtitle: history, form and culture
By: by Matthew J. Smith and Randy Duncan.
Contributors: Duncan, Randy, 1958-
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780826429353; 9780826429360
Subjects: Comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticism; Graphic novels -- History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Defining comic books as a medium; title: History of comic books, part 1: developing a medium; title: History of comic books, part 2: the maturation of the medium; title: The comic book industry; title: The comic book creators; title: Creating the story; title: Experiencing the story; title: The comic book readers; title: Comic book genres: classifying comics; title: Comic book genres: the superhero genre; title: Comic books and ideology; title: Researching comic books; title: Comics culture around the world.