Comics studies : a guidebook / edited by Charles Hatfield and Bart Beaty.

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A comics studies reader / edited by Jeet Heer and Kent Worcester.

Breaking the frames : populism and prestige in comics studies / Marc Singer. by Singer, Marc

Table of Contents: “…: comics aren't just for cultural studies professors anymore -- The myth of Eco: comics, continuity, and cultural populism -- The abuses of history: postmodernism and contemporary superhero comics -- Properties of the imagination: copyright and empire in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen -- The limits of realism: alternative comics and the workshop aesthetic -- Comics studies in miniature: the canonization of Persepolis -- Shadows of the past: fictions of history in Nat Turner -- Afterword. …”
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Novel Perspectives on German-Language Comics Studies : History, Pedagogy, Theory. by Byrd, Vance

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The Dark Night Returns : the contemporary resurgence of crime comics / Terrence R. Wandtke. by Wandtke, Terrence R.

“…Comics studies monograph series.…”

Reading Art Spiegelman / by Philip Smith. by Smith, Philip, 1983-

“…Routledge advances in comics studies ;…”
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The modern superhero in film and television : popular genre and American culture / Jeffrey A. Brown. by Brown, Jeffrey A., 1966-

“…Routledge advances in comics studies ;…”

The narratology of comic art / Kai Mikkonen. by Mikkonen, Kai

“…Routledge advances in comics studies ;…”
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Aquaman and the war against oceans : comics activism and allegory in the Anthropocene / Ryan Poll. by Poll, Ryan, 1975-

“…Encapsulations: critical comics studies…”
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Do the gods wear capes? : spirituality, fantasy, and superheroes / Ben Saunders. by Saunders, Ben, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…The power of love -- Superman: truth, justice, and all that stuff -- Wonder Woman: bondage and liberation -- Spider-Man: heroic failure and spiritual triumph -- Iron Man: techno-faith -- Modern gods -- Appendix: On the place of superhero studies within comics studies.…”
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The comics of Joe Sacco : journalism in a visual world / edited by Daniel Worden.

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Robin and the making of American adolescence / Lauren R. O'Connor. by O'Connor, Lauren R.

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Death, disability, and the superhero : the Silver Age and beyond / José Alaniz. by Alaniz, José

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Comics as a nexus of cultures : essays on the interplay of media, disciplines and international perspectives / edited by Mark Berninger, Jochen Ecke and Gideon Haberkorn.

Table of Contents: “…Workshop I: toward a toolbox of comics studies / Karin Kukkonen and Gideon Haberkorn -- Workshop II: Comics in School / Mark Berninger -- Workshop III: teaching comics and literary studies-Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess' "A midsummer night's dream" / Mark Berninger -- Workshop IV: teaching comics and film studies-Ang Lee's The hulk (USA 2003) / Andreas Rauscher -- Comic linguistics: comics and cartoons in academic Teaching / Christina Sanchez.…”

Comics and the U.S. South / edited by Brannon Costello and Qiana J. Whitted.

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Comics of the New Europe : reflections and intersections / edited by Martha Kuhlman & José Alaniz.

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Rebuilding story worlds : the Obscure Cities by Schuiten and Peeters / Jan Baetens. by Baetens, Jan

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Sugar, Spice, and the Not So Nice : Comics Picturing Girlhood / edited by Dona Pursall, Eva Van de Wiele.

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Transnational Perspectives on Graphic Narratives : Comics at the Crossroads / edited by Shane Denson, Christina Meyer, and Daniel Stein.

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Laughter in the Middle Ages and early modern times : epistemology of a fundamental human behavior, its meaning, and consequences / edited by Albrecht Classen.

Table of Contents: “…Pigg -- The parodia sacra problem and medieval comic studies / Mark Burde -- Women's laughter and gender politics in medieval conduct discourse / Olga V. …”
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