The Routledge Companion to Comics
New York; London: Routledge (2017), xvi, 455 pp.
Contains illustrations, index
ISBN 978-0-415-72900-0 (hbk); 9781315851334 (ebook)
"This cutting-edge handbook brings together an international roster of scholars to examine many facets of comics and graphic novels. Contributor essays provide authoritative, up-to-date overviews of the major topics and questions within comic studies, offering readers a truly global approach to understanding the field. Essays examine: the history of the temporal, geographical, and formal development of comics, including topics like art comics, manga, comix, and the comics code; issues such as authorship, ethics, adaptation, and translating comics connections between comics and other artistic media (drawing, caricature, film) as well as the linkages between comics and other academic fields like linguistics and philosophy; new perspectives on comics genres, from funny animal comics to war comics to romance comics and beyond." (Publisher description)
Introduction / Aaron Meskin, Roy T Cook, and Frank Bramlett, 1
PART I. HISTORY AND TRADITIONS
1 Origins of Early Comics and Proto-Comics / M. Thomas Inge, 9
2 Newspaper Strips / Pascal Lefevre, 16
3 The Comics Code / Amy Kiste Nyberg, 25
4 Underground and Alternative Comics / Roy T Cook, 34
5 British Comics / Chris Murray, 44
6 French and Belgian Comics / Mark Mckinney, 53
7 Canadian Comics: A Brief History / Brenna Clarke Gray, 62
8 Comics in Latin America / Ana Merino, 70
9 A Brief History of Comics in Italy and Spain / Simone Castaldi, 79
10 Comics in India / Jeremy Stoll, 88
11 Eastern/Central European Comics / Jose Alaniz, 98
12 East Asian Comix: Intermingling Japanese Manga and Euro-American Comics / Adam L. Kern, 106
PART II. COMICS GENRES
13 Art Comics / Andrei Molotiu, 119
14 Superhero Comics / Matthew J. Smith, 128
15 Journalistic Comics / Kent Worcester, 137
16 Funny Animals / Brian Cremins, 146
17 Erotic Comics / Justin Hall, 154
18 Western Comics / William Grady, 164
19 Horror Comics / David Annwn Jones, 174
20 War Comics / Leonard Rifas, 183
21 Autobiographical Comics / Michael A. Johnson, 192
22 Silent Comics / Barbara Postema, 201
23 Editorial Comics: From "Boss" Tweed to "Dubya" Bush / Mark Long and Chris Lamb, 209
PART III. ISSUES AND CONCEPTS
24 Defining Comics / Aaron Meskin, 221
25 Comics and Adaptation / Henry John Pratt, 230
26 Comics and Authorship / Adrielle Mitchell, 239
27 Comics and Seriality / Christy Mag Uidhir, 248
28 Metacomics / Roy T Cook, 257
29 Comics and Fandom / Matthew Pustz, 267
30 Comics, Race, and Ethnicity / Andrew J. Kunka, 275
31 Comics and Gender / Mel Gibson, 285
32 LGBTQ Representation in Comics / Ajuan Mange, 294
33 Comics and Time / Jan Baetens and Charlotte Pylyser, 303
34 Comics and Ethics / Jon Robson, 311
35 Comics and Translation / Jonathan Evans, 319
36 Comics and Criticism / Darren Hudson Hick, 328
PART IV. OTHER MEDIA AND OTHER DISCIPLINES
37 Comics and Film / Craig Fischer,
38 Comics and Art / Anastasia Salter, 348
39 Teaching and Learning with Comics / Carol L. Tilley and Robert G. Weiner, 358
40 Caricature and Comics / John Holbo, 367
41 Comics and Linguistics / Frank Bramlett, 380
42 Comics and Literature / Hannah Miodrag, 390
43 Comics in Libraries / Richard Graham, 399
44 Comics and Rhetoric / Randy Duncan, 406
45 Comics and Politics / Michael Goodrum, 415
46 Comics and Cultural Studies / Ian Hague, 424
47 Comics, Children's Literature, and Childhood Studies / Lara Saguisag, 433
PART I. HISTORY AND TRADITIONS
1 Origins of Early Comics and Proto-Comics / M. Thomas Inge, 9
2 Newspaper Strips / Pascal Lefevre, 16
3 The Comics Code / Amy Kiste Nyberg, 25
4 Underground and Alternative Comics / Roy T Cook, 34
5 British Comics / Chris Murray, 44
6 French and Belgian Comics / Mark Mckinney, 53
7 Canadian Comics: A Brief History / Brenna Clarke Gray, 62
8 Comics in Latin America / Ana Merino, 70
9 A Brief History of Comics in Italy and Spain / Simone Castaldi, 79
10 Comics in India / Jeremy Stoll, 88
11 Eastern/Central European Comics / Jose Alaniz, 98
12 East Asian Comix: Intermingling Japanese Manga and Euro-American Comics / Adam L. Kern, 106
PART II. COMICS GENRES
13 Art Comics / Andrei Molotiu, 119
14 Superhero Comics / Matthew J. Smith, 128
15 Journalistic Comics / Kent Worcester, 137
16 Funny Animals / Brian Cremins, 146
17 Erotic Comics / Justin Hall, 154
18 Western Comics / William Grady, 164
19 Horror Comics / David Annwn Jones, 174
20 War Comics / Leonard Rifas, 183
21 Autobiographical Comics / Michael A. Johnson, 192
22 Silent Comics / Barbara Postema, 201
23 Editorial Comics: From "Boss" Tweed to "Dubya" Bush / Mark Long and Chris Lamb, 209
PART III. ISSUES AND CONCEPTS
24 Defining Comics / Aaron Meskin, 221
25 Comics and Adaptation / Henry John Pratt, 230
26 Comics and Authorship / Adrielle Mitchell, 239
27 Comics and Seriality / Christy Mag Uidhir, 248
28 Metacomics / Roy T Cook, 257
29 Comics and Fandom / Matthew Pustz, 267
30 Comics, Race, and Ethnicity / Andrew J. Kunka, 275
31 Comics and Gender / Mel Gibson, 285
32 LGBTQ Representation in Comics / Ajuan Mange, 294
33 Comics and Time / Jan Baetens and Charlotte Pylyser, 303
34 Comics and Ethics / Jon Robson, 311
35 Comics and Translation / Jonathan Evans, 319
36 Comics and Criticism / Darren Hudson Hick, 328
PART IV. OTHER MEDIA AND OTHER DISCIPLINES
37 Comics and Film / Craig Fischer,
38 Comics and Art / Anastasia Salter, 348
39 Teaching and Learning with Comics / Carol L. Tilley and Robert G. Weiner, 358
40 Caricature and Comics / John Holbo, 367
41 Comics and Linguistics / Frank Bramlett, 380
42 Comics and Literature / Hannah Miodrag, 390
43 Comics in Libraries / Richard Graham, 399
44 Comics and Rhetoric / Randy Duncan, 406
45 Comics and Politics / Michael Goodrum, 415
46 Comics and Cultural Studies / Ian Hague, 424
47 Comics, Children's Literature, and Childhood Studies / Lara Saguisag, 433
