Handbook of Comics and Graphic Narratives / / ed. by Sebastian Domsch, Dan Hassler-Forest, Dirk Vanderbeke.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2021
• MitwirkendeR: Blank, Juliane,; Boyd Smith, Matt,; Böger, Astrid,; Canavan, Gerry,; Creekmur, Corey,; Domsch, Sebastian,; Earle, Harriet,; Etter, Lukas,; Glaubitz, Nicola,; Grayson, Erik,; Hassler-Forest, Dan,; Hayles Gledhill, Evan,; Heinen, Sandra,; Hoffman, Eric,; Jüngst, Heike Elisabeth,; La Cour, Erin,; Lund, Martin,; Menzel, Luisa,; Meyer, Christina,; Moisich, Oliver,; Oleszczuk, Anna,; Packard, Stephan,; Pettitt, Joanne,; Pietrzak-Franger, Monika,; Proctor, William,; Sohini, Kay,; Spanjers, Rik,; Stein, Daniel,; Stobbart, Dawn,; Thon, Jan-Noël,; Vanderbeke, Dirk,; Vanderbeke, Marie,; Yockey, Matt,
• HerausgeberIn: Domsch, Sebastian,; Hassler-Forest, Dan,; Vanderbeke, Dirk,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Handbooks of English and American Studies : Text and Theory ; 11
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (IX, 635 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Editors’ Preface --; Contents --; Comics Studies: Survey of the Field --; Part I: Systematic Aspects --; 1 Comics Terminology and Definitions --; 2 History, Formats, Genres --; 3 Text-Image Relations --; 4 Comics Narratology --; 5 Seriality --; 6 Adaptation --; Part II: Contexts and Themes --; 7 Politics --; 8 World-Building --; 9 Life Writing --; 10 Gender --; 11 Queerness --; 12 Science Comics --; 13 Postcolonial Perspectives --; 14 DocuComics in the Classroom --; 15 Superheroes --; 15.1 Historical Overview --; The Golden Age: Batman --; 15.3 The Silver Age: Nick Fury --; 15.4 The Dark Age: Superheroes in the 1980s --; Part III: Close Readings --; 16 Richard F. Outcault: The Yellow Kid --; 17 George Herriman: Krazy Kat --; 18 Winsor McCay: Little Nemo in Slumberland --; 19 Dave Sim: Cerebus --; 20 Will Eisner: A Contract with God --; 21 Raymond Briggs: When the Wind Blows --; 22 Art Spiegelman: Maus --; 23 Robert Crumb --; 24 Alan Moore: From Hell --; 25 Neil Gaiman: The Sandman --; 26 Alison Bechdel: Dykes to Watch Out For --; 27 Chris Ware: Jimmy Corrigan – The Smartest Kid on Earth --; 28 Daniel Clowes: Ghost World --; 29 Martin Rowson: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman --; 30 Marjane Satrapi: Persepolis --; 31 Grant Morrison: Flex Mentallo --; Index of Subjects --; Index of Names --; List of Contributors
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110446968; 9783110750720; 9783110750706; 9783110616859; 9783110754001; 9783110753776; 9783110754124; 9783110753899
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110446968
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Sebastian Domsch, Dan Hassler-Forest, Dirk Vanderbeke.

Whether one describes them as sequential art, graphic narratives or graphic novels, comics have become a vital part of contemporary culture. Their range of expression contains a tremendous variety of forms, genres and modes − from high to low, from serial entertainment for children to complex works of art. This has led to a growing interest in comics as a field of scholarly analysis, as comics studies has established itself as a major branch of criticism. This handbook combines a systematic survey of theories and concepts developed in the field alongside an overview of the most important contexts and themes and a wealth of close readings of seminal works and authors. It will prove to be an indispensable handbook for a large readership, ranging from researchers and instructors to students and anyone else with a general interest in this fascinating medium.