Kid comic strips : a genre across four countries / Ian Gordon.
Kid comic strips : a genre across four countries / Ian Gordon.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
Call Numbers
G 2018/0123
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Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xi, 94 pages : illustrations (some coloured) ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1. Why kid comics -- 2. America and Australia : Skippy and Ginger Meggs -- 3. America and France : Perry Winkle and Bicot -- 4. America and Britain : Dennis the Menace(s) -- 5. Comics scholarship and comparative studies.
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2016]
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This book looks at the humor that artists and editors believed would have appeal in four different countries. Ian Gordon explains how similar humor played out in comic strips across different cultures and humor styles. By examining Skippy and Ginger Meggs, the book shows a good deal of similarities between American and Australian humor while estab...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Kid comic strips : a genre across four countries / Ian Gordon.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Palgrave studies in comics and graphic novels
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2016
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2018/0123
Record Identifier
74VKVGEvV4zX
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGEvV4zX
Other Identifiers
ISBN
1137561971
9781137561978
DDC
741.59
MMS ID
991024153617002626
