Literary Criticism Comics & Graphic Novels
The Comics World
Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and Their Publics
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Initial publish date
- Jul 2021
- Category
- Comics & Graphic Novels, General, Popular Culture
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781496834645
- Publish Date
- Jul 2021
- List Price
- $138.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781496834652
- Publish Date
- Jul 2021
- List Price
- $43.95
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Description
A thoroughly researched collection designed to engage with the social sciences in order to expand comics studies as a field
About the authors
Benjamin Woo is associate professor of communication and media studies at Carleton University. He is author of Getting a Life: The Social Worlds of Geek Culture.
Jeremy Stoll is a comics creator and assistant professor and head of science and social science at Columbus College of Art and Design.
Editorial Reviews
Through this work, Woo and Stoll have put together one of the most meaningful collections on the future of comics and comics studies in recent memory.
Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society
In The Comics World: Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and Their Publics, Benjamin Woo and Jeremy Stoll have brought together a number of interesting perspectives to make an important contribution to comics studies.
Liam Burke, author of The Comic Book Film Adaptation: Exploring Modern Hollywood’s Leading Genre
