{"product_id":"comics-studies-a-guidebook-hardback-9780813591421","title":"Comics Studies; A Guidebook (Hardback) 9780813591421","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eComics Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Guidebook\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles Hatfield (Edited by), Bart Beaty (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813591421\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 August 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages, 28 color images\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 4.3 cm, 0.481 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"The margins of Hatfield and Beaty's comics studies are where some of the most interesting and innovative research on and around comics has been or is being conducted by scholars who will not find themselves or their work represented in this edited collection.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"With \u003ci\u003eComic Studies: A Guidebook\u003c\/i\u003e, Charles Hatfield and Bart Beaty (both top of their game) bring together a dream team of top researchers to produce a foundational collection that is going to be a cornerstone for all future research in this field. Each essay is not only encyclopedic in its synthesis of existing research but expands our knowledge of comics history and our conceptual understanding of how comics operates as an industry, as a set of social practices, as a confluence of genres, as a readership, and as an array of formal practices.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Henry Jenkins, author of Comics and Stuff\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Very up-to-date and worth a closer look. Using 17 bite-sized articles, each ten to twenty pages long, the authors of the volume introduce the subject of comic studies.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Comicgate.de\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominee for the 2021 Eisner Awards Best Academic\/Scholarly Work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  In the twenty-first century, the field of comics studies has exploded. Scholarship on graphic novels, comic books, comic strips, webcomics, manga, and all forms of comic art has grown at a dizzying pace, with new publications, institutions, and courses springing up everywhere. The field crosses disciplinary and cultural borders and brings together myriad traditions. \u003ci\u003eComics Studies: A Guidebook\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rich but concise introduction to this multifaceted field, authored by leading experts in multiple disciplines. It opens diverse entryways to comics studies, including history, form, audiences, genre, and cultural, industrial, and economic contexts. An invaluable one-stop resource for veteran and new comics scholars alike, this guidebook represents the state of the art in contemporary comics scholarship.\u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTimeline of Selected Events\u003cbr\u003e  Jonathan Chau, Bart Beaty, and Charles Hatfield\u003cbr\u003e  Introduction\u003cbr\u003e  Bart Beaty and Charles Hatfield\u003cbr\u003e  Part I \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Histories\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 1 \u003cbr\u003e Comic Strips\u003cbr\u003e  Ian Gordon\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 2 \u003cbr\u003e Comic Books\u003cbr\u003e  Charles Hatfield\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 3 \u003cbr\u003e Underground and Alternative Comics\u003cbr\u003e  Roger Sabin\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 4 \u003cbr\u003e European Traditions\u003cbr\u003e  Bart Beaty\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 5 \u003cbr\u003e Manga\u003cbr\u003e  Frenchy Lunning\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 6 \u003cbr\u003e The Graphic Novel\u003cbr\u003e  Isaac Cates\u003cbr\u003e  Part II \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Cultures\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 7 \u003cbr\u003e Comics Industries\u003cbr\u003e  Matthew P. McAllister and Brian MacAuley\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 8 \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eReaders, Audiences, and Fans\u003cbr\u003e  Benjamin Woo\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 9 \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Children and Comics\u003cbr\u003e  Philip Nel\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 10 \u003cbr\u003e Differences\u003cbr\u003e  Theresa Tensuan\u003cbr\u003e  Part III \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Forms\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 11 \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eCartooning\u003cbr\u003e  Andrei Moltiu\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 12 \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eDesign in Comics: Panels and Pages\u003cbr\u003e  Martha Kuhlman\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 13 \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eWords and Images\u003cbr\u003e  Jan Baetens\u003cbr\u003e  Part IV \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Genres\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 14 \u003cbr\u003e Superheroes\u003cbr\u003e  Marc Singer\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 15 \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eAutographics\u003cbr\u003e  Gillian Whitlock\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 16 \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eGirls, Women, and Comics\u003cbr\u003e  Mel Gibson\u003cbr\u003e  Chapter 17 \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eDigiral Comics\u003cbr\u003e  Darren Wershler, Kalervo Sinervo, and Shannon Tien\u003cbr\u003e  Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e  Notes on the Contributors\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563723354392,"sku":"9780813591421","price":95.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/comics-studies-a-guidebook-hardback-9780813591421","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}