Webcomics EPUB
by Dr Sean (Independent Scholar, USA) Kleefeld
Part of the Bloomsbury Comics Studies series
EPUB
Description
**Nominated for the 2021 Eisner Award for Best Academic/Scholarly Work**
The first critical guide to cover the history, form and key critical issues of the medium, Webcomics helps readers explore the diverse and increasingly popular worlds of online comics.
In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers such topics as:
The history of webcomics and how developments in technology from the 1980s onwards presented new opportunities for comics creators and audiences
Cultural contexts from the new financial and business models allowed by digital media to social justice causes in contemporary webcomics
Key texts from early examples of the form such as Girl Genius and Penny Arcade to popular current titles such as Questionable Content and Dumbing of Age
Important theoretical and critical approaches to studying webcomics
Webcomics includes a glossary of crucial critical terms, annotated guides to further reading, and online resources and discussion questions to help students and readers develop their understanding of the genre and pursue independent study.
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:272 pages, 10 bw illus
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:28/05/2020
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- ISBN:9781350028197
Information
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:272 pages, 10 bw illus
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:28/05/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9781350028197
