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Critical survey of graphic novels : history, theme, and technique / editors, Bart H. Beaty, Stephen Weiner

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History, theme, and technique
Published
Ipswich, Mass. : Salem Press, [2013]
Copyright Date
©2013
Physical Description
xii, 470 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Additional Creators
Beaty, Bart and Weiner, Stephen, 1955-

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: History -- Ancient Times to 1920: The Evolution of Sequentially Imaged Narratives -- 1920's-1950's: Early Storytelling Attempts a Format Similar to the Modern Graphic Novel -- 1960's: The Foundations of Today's Graphic Novels -- 1970's: Social Justice, Self-Discovery, and the Birth of the Graphic Novel -- 1980's: The Graphic Novel Grows Up -- 1990's: Comics as Literature -- 2000's: From Novelty to Canon -- African American Portrayal: The Depiction of Black History, Culture, and Experience Through Sequential Art and Text -- African Graphic Novels: Affirmations of National Identity -- Awards for Graphic Novels: Recognizing Excellence -- Censorship and the Graphic Novel -- Classical Comics: Graphic Novel Adaptations of Classical Literature -- Cold War and Graphic Novels, The -- Comic Book Ages: A History as Organized by Readers -- Comic Book Conventions and Cultural Practice -- The Comics Code: Its Origin and Effects on the Comics Industry -- "Comics" vs. "Graphic Novels": Is It All in the Binding? -- Distribution of Graphic Novels: History and Practice -- Educational Comics -- European Graphic Novels: The Rich Diversity of the European Continent Since 1960 -- Feminism in Graphic Novels -- Film Adaptations: From Printed Page to Silver Screen -- Folklore, Mythology, and the Comic Book Format: A Contemporary Tradition -- From Savage Tales to Heavy Metal: How Magazines for Mature Audiences Influenced the Rise of the Graphic Novel -- Gender Evolution in Graphic Novels -- The Historical Impact of Film -- History and Uses of the Term "Graphic Novel" -- Latino Identity: An Account of Otherness -- Library Collection Development and Graphic Novels -- Literacy and the Graphic Novel: Prejudice, Promise, and Pedagogy -- Online Graphic Novels: Boundless Beginnings -- Pornography in Graphic Novels: Criticism and Censorship -- A Postmodern Art Form: Graphic Novels as Postmodern "Texts" -- Propaganda in Graphic Novels: Sex, War, and Politics! -- Revising Superhero History: Comics, Characters, and Multimedia -- Superheroes as Twentieth Century American Mythology: New Gods for a New World -- Underground Comix Movement: Words and Pictures out of the Mainstream -- Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art -- Women as Readers -- Theme -- Action and Adventure: Decline of the Possible Impossible -- Animal Instincts: Diverse Depictions of Anthropomorphism -- The Bible: Graphic Revelations of an Old Medium -- Comedy, Satire, and the Codes of Graphic Humor -- Crime Pays: The Crime and Mystery Genre -- Espionage, Spies, and Skullduggery: Comic Book Counterintelligence -- Fantasy: An Old Genre in a New Medium -- Funny Animals: Whimsy and Worry in the World of Animal Narratives -- History and Historical Fiction: The Many Faces of Graphic History -- Horror Comics: The Birth, Death, and Reanimation of a Genre -- Manga and Its Impact on the Graphic Novel -- Manhwa: South Korean Comics -- Nonfiction Graphic Novels: The Limits of Perspective -- Satire and Parody in Graphic Novels -- Science Fiction: Expanding the Genre -- Seeing How Comics Work: Defining and Legitimizing Comics as Visual Storytelling -- Superheroes: Archetypes for the Modern Myth -- Violence in Graphic Novels: Historical and Cultural Necessity -- The War Genre in Graphic Novels -- Western Genre in Graphic Novels: The Transformation of the Cowboy, and His Frontier -- Women in Graphic Novels: Evolution and Representation -- Technique -- The Art of Designing the Graphic Novel -- Basic Visual Trends in Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels -- Script, Pencils, Color, Comic! The Collaborative Process of Graphic Novel Production -- Drawing the Graphic Novel -- Penciling as Process and Narrative Tool -- Inking: Adding Depth and Definition -- Embellishing: Creating Effects with Ink -- The Application of Color to Sequential Art -- Lettering in Comics: Giving Sound to a Silent Medium -- Scripting a Unique Medium -- Appendixes -- Glossary of Terms and Techniques -- Bibliography -- Guide to Online Resources -- Timeline -- Major Awards -- Recommended Readings: Heroes and Superheroes -- Independents and Underground Classics -- Manga.
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ISBN
9781587659577 (trade)
1587659573 (trade)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries); 2014
Endowment Note
Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
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