商品簡介
The 13 scholarly essays collected here respond to the question of why comics are so important to Americans. They dig well below the surface. Part 1, "Critical Contexts," to lay a foundation for the discourse, begins with a survey of comic book history. The second essay goes over the public reception of comic books and the story of their being cast as morally depraved. The third examines the rhetoric of nonfiction comics. The last essay in this part looks at comics since 1954 as a factor in U.S. social policy. The second part, "Critical Readings," includes a listing of and commentary on popular comic book genres; three essays hashing out the parameters of the Gold, Silver and Bronze Ages of comics; discussions of the growth of independent comics; digitization; the industry in terms of TV, film and the franchises involved; and a discussion of the status and prospects of women as super-heroines in comics. Annotation c2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
