The Journal of Comics and Culture Volume 2: From the Margins, Looking In and Out

Volume 2 focuses specifically on the informative theme of Comics in the Margins. There are several book reviews. Also, short communications revolving around recent monographs, and a review of the 2017 Queers & Comics Conference.

Publisher Marketing: Editor's Column: Comics, Culture, and Context PEER REVIEWED ESSAYS Autobiography, Documentary, and History in Comics: The Four Immigrants Manga and Citizen 13660 Lan Dong Ménage à 3 Webcomics, Creative Freedom, and Sexual Diversity Nicole Slipp "Equally Terrorized" Rhetorical Irony, Rorty, and In the Shadow of No Towers Daniel Lawson INTERVIEW From the Margins, Looking In and Out: A Conversation with Phil Jimenez Paul Levitz REVIEWS Captain Marvel and the Art of Nostalgia by Brian Cremins Brad Ricca Frank Miller's Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism by Paul Young Marc Singer The New Mutants: Superheroes and the Radical Imagination of American Comics by Ramzi Fawaz Angel Daniel Matos Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon by Ian Gordon Leah Misemer SHORT COMMUNICATIONS Recent Monographs and Other Publications Qiuyan Guo and Carol Tilley Comic Book Film Style: Cinema at 24 Panels Per Second by Dru Jeffries. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2017 Drawing the Line: Comics Studies and INKS, 1994-1997 , Lucy Shelton Caswell, Jared Gardner (Eds). Columbus: The Ohio State University Press, 2017 Graphic Novels for Children and Young Adults: A Collection of Critical Essays ( Children's Literature Association Series ), Michelle Ann Abate and Gwen Athene Tarbox (Eds). University Press of Mississippi, 2017 Make Ours Marvel: Media Convergence and a Comics Universe ( World Comics and Graphic Nonfiction Series ) by Matt Yockey. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2017 Clearing a Path for Queer and Trans Comics A Review of "Queers & Comics" 2017 Conference Frank Bramlett LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS CALL FOR PAPERS Publisher Marketing : The Journal of Comics and Culture studies the comic and graphic novel in conjunction with its impact in and response to popular culture. This journal analyzes and illustrates the growing talents in the field of comics, as well as comics' origins, impacts, and reflections on American culture as a whole. Volume 2 focuses specifically on the informative theme of Comics in the Margins, featuring articles such as "Autobiography, Documentary, and History in Comics: The Four Immigrants Manga and Citizen 13660" by Lan Dong; and "'Equally Terrorized': Rhetorical Irony, Rorty, and In the Shadow of No Towers" by Daniel Lawson. There are several book reviews in volume 2, including Captain Marvel and the Art of Nostalgia by Brian Cremins, and Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon by Ian Gordon. Also included in this volume are short communications revolving around recent monographs, and a review of the 2017 Queers & Comics Conference by Frank Bramlett.

Format: Paperback | Pages: 138 | Publication Date: 2017-12-31