Author:
Singer, Marc, author.
Edition Statement:First edition.
ImprintAustin : University of Texas Press, 2018.
Descriptionviii, 292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Note:Introduction. Pow! zap! : comics aren't just for cultural studies professors anymore -- The myth of eco : comics, continuity, and cultural populism -- The abuses of history : postmodernism and contemporary superhero comics -- Properties of the imagination : copyright and empire in the league of extraordinary gentlemen -- The limits of realism : alternative comics and the workshop aesthetic -- Comics studies in miniature : the canonization of persepolis -- Shadows of the past : fictions of history in nat turner -- Afterword. Never apologize, never defend.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-281) and index.
