Comic Art in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Latin America through 2000
Subtitle: An International Bibliography (Bibliographies and Indexes in Popular Culture)
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: August 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 722
ISBN-13: 9780313312106
Subjects: Bibliographies, catalogues, discographies; Bibliographies & Indexes; General; Art / General; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Bibliography; Caricatures and cartoons; History; Wit and humor, Pictorial
First sentence: CONTINENTAL AND INTER-COUNTRY PERSPECTIVES
Description: "This work is the most comprehensive bibliography of the comic art of these regions and all its dimensions. It contains 10,200 easy to use citations, organized by region, country, and identifying characteristics. This volume brings together both mainstream and fugitive materials relating to animation, caricature, comic books, political cartoons, and other types of animation." "This exhaustive bibliography contains special sections on continental and inter-country perspectives as well as a directory of comic related periodicals of the different regions. Featured among the 87 countries is Japan, whose manga and anime have an impact on how comics and animation are perceived and produced worldwide. This comprehensive and thoroughly researched bibliography will greatly advance the study of international comic art."--BOOK JACKET.