Title: Autobiographical comics
Description: "A complete guide to the history, form and contexts of the genre, Autobiographical comics helps readers explore the increasingly popular genre of graphic life writing. In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers such topics as: the history and rise of autobiographical comics; cultural contexts; key texts including Maus, Robert Crumb, Persepolis, Fun home, and American splendor; and important theoretical and critical approaches to autobiographical comics. Autobiographical comics includes a glossary of crucial critical terms, annotated guides to further reading and online resources and discussion questions to help students and readers develop their understanding of the genre and pursue independent study"--Back cover.
Subjects: Autobiography in literature, Graphic novels, Biography as a literary form, Autobiographical comic books, strips, History and criticism, Comic books, strips, Comic books, strips, etc., history and criticism, LITERARY CRITICISM, Comics & Graphic Novels, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Popular Culture, Autobiographical comics, Autobiographies as Topic, Graphic Novels as Topic