American comics : a history / Jeremy Dauber.
American comics : a history / Jeremy Dauber.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2022]
Call Numbers
G 2021/2460
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xx, 570 pages ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Birth of a Medium -- The Rise and Rise of the Comic Strip -- Comic Books Explode (in Every Sense) -- Who's Afraid of the Comic Book? -- From Censorship to Camp -- Comics with an X -- Convergences and Contracts -- New Worlds -- Between Spandex and Seattle -- New Worlds (Reprise and Variation) -- Endi...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2022]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2022]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"The sweeping story of cartoons, comic strips, and graphic novels and their century-long hold on the American imagination. Starting with the Civil War and cartoonist Thomas Nast, creator of the lasting images of Uncle Sam and Santa Claus, author Jeremy Dauber whizzes readers through comics' progress in the twentieth century and beyond: from the gol...
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Full title
American comics : a history / Jeremy Dauber.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
©2022
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Call Numbers
G 2021/2460
Record Identifier
74VKaXK6GazX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaXK6GazX
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ISBN
0393635600
9780393635607
DDC
741.5973
MMS ID
991024434627402626
