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Literary Criticism Comics & Graphic Novels

From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich

The Materiality of Cheap Comics

by (author) Neale Barnholden

Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Initial publish date
Jun 2024
Category
Comics & Graphic Novels, Media Studies, 20th Century, Popular Culture
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781496851628
    Publish Date
    Jun 2024
    List Price
    $37.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781496851611
    Publish Date
    Jun 2024
    List Price
    $124.00

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Description

A fascinating dive into the understudied material history of comics

About the author

Neale Barnholden is a lecturer at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Originally from Vancouver, he studies American comics.

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Editorial Reviews

Through brilliant close readings of a diverse range of comics, Barnholden advances the discourse on comics and materiality and expands our understanding of what comics and book history can bring to each other.

Aaron Kashtan, author of Between Pen and Pixel: Comics, Materiality, and the Book of the Future