Steen Ledet Christiansen’s Storytelling in "Kabuki" explores the series created by David Mack--a slow, recursive narrati......more

In recent years, studios like Marvel and DC have seen enormous success transforming comics into major motion pictures. A......more

In recent years, studios like Marvel and DC have seen enormous success transforming comics into major motion pictures. A......more

The Bible has inspired Western art and literature for centuries, so it is no surprise that Christian iconography, charac......more

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Contributions by Mitchell Adams, Frederick Luis Aldama, Jason Bainbridge, Djoymi Baker, Liam Burke, Octavia Cade, Hernan......more

Courtship and Marriage is a novel by Annie S. Swan that explores the themes of love, family, and social class in Victori......more

Captain America made his debut in 1940, just two years behind the first comic book superheroes and five years before the......more

Drawing (in) the Feminine celebrates and examines the richness of contemporary women’s production in French and Francoph......more

Subaltern Narratives in Fiji Hindi Literature is the first serious study of fiction written in Fiji Hindi. The book make......more

A charming collection of quotes about cats from our favourite authors, accompanied by artwork in the trademark style of ......more

Answering foundational questions like "what is a comic" and "how do comics work" in original and imaginative ways, this ......more

Lost Literacies is the first full-length study of US comic strips from the period prior to the rise of Sunday newspaper ......more

Lost Literacies is the first full-length study of US comic strips from the period prior to the rise of Sunday newspaper ......more

Contributions by David M. Ball, Scott Bukatman, Hillary Chute, Jean Lee Cole, Louise Kane, Matthew Levay, Andrei Molotiu......more

In this short consideration of Watchmen, Dr. Julian Darius considers this seminal work in context, helping readers place......more

Graphic narratives are one of the world’s great art forms, but graphic novels and comics from Europe and the United Stat......more

Since Moon Knight first appeared as a villain in 1975, he’s spent the decades shifting and changing, never staying too l......more

The 1940s saw the birth of many enduring superheroes like Superman, Batman, Captain America and Captain Marvel. Outside ......more

The recipient of a 2000 MacArthur fellowship, Ben Katchor (b. 1951) is a beloved comics artist with a career spanning fo......more

In Growing Up Graphic, Alison Halsall considers graphic texts for young readers to interrogate how they help children de......more

Take an engrossing deep dive into the cultural influences of Black Panther, from the development of the Marvel Comics ch......more

Recent decades have seen an unprecedented number of comics by and about Muslim people enter the global market. Now, Musl......more

A legendary figure of underground comix, Robert Williams (b. 1943) is an important social chronicler of American popular......more

A legendary figure of underground comix, Robert Williams (b. 1943) is an important social chronicler of American popular......more

This book takes an interdisciplinary and diverse critical look at the work of comic artist Ilan Manouach, situating it w......more

Superhero meaning making is a site of struggle. Superheroes (are thought to) trouble borders and normative ways of seein......more

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An examination of the art in superhero comics and how style influences comic narratives. For many, the idea of comic boo......more

Jack Kent (1920-1985) had two distinct and successful careers: newspaper cartoonist and author of children’s books. For ......more

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Theology and the DC Universe contains fifteen scholarly explorations of the role of theology and religion in DC’s comics......more

This book focuses on non-fictional, visual narratives (including comics; graphic narratives; animated documentaries) tha......more

Developing an understanding of eating disorders beyond the biological/medical framework has become a necessity in presen......more

Immigrants and Comics is an interdisciplinary, themed anthology that focuses on how comics have played a crucial role in......more

This book investigates how graphic medicine enables sufferers of mental illness to visualize the intricacies of their in......more

Acclaimed author, psychology professor, Wheel of Fortune game show champion, and "superherologist" Dr. Travis Langley ha......more

Acclaimed author, psychology professor, Wheel of Fortune game show champion, and "superherologist" Dr. Travis Langley ha......more

Marvel Comics in the 1970s explores a forgotten chapter in the story of the rise of comics as an art form. Bridging Marv......more

Marvel Comics in the 1970s explores a forgotten chapter in the story of the rise of comics as an art form. Bridging Marv......more

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According to the popular maxim, a nation at war reveals its true character. In this incisive work, Chris Gilbert examine......more

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2023 Ray and Pat Browne Best Single Work by One or More Authors in Popular and American Culture, Popular and American Cu......more

Howard Cruse tells the life story of one of the most important figures in LGBTQ+ comics. A preacher’s kid from Alabama w......more

Howard Cruse tells the life story of one of the most important figures in LGBTQ+ comics. A preacher’s kid from Alabama w......more

Contributions by Georgiana Banita, Colin Beineke, Harriet Earle, Ariela Freedman, Liza Futerman, Shawn Gilmore, Sarah Ha......more

Blockheads, Beagles, and Sweet Babboos: New Perspectives on Charles M. Schulz’s "Peanuts" sheds new light on the past im......more

Blockheads, Beagles, and Sweet Babboos: New Perspectives on Charles M. Schulz’s "Peanuts" sheds new light on the past im......more

Originally published in 1987, "Fanned and Winnowed Opinions" celebrates the scholarship of Professor Harold Jenkins, one......more

2023 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title In Asian Political Cartoons, scholar John A. Lent explores the history and contem......more

2023 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title In Asian Political Cartoons, scholar John A. Lent explores the history and contem......more

Adapting the Canon brings together some of the most recent and exciting research in the growing field of adaptation stud......more

Burning Down the House explores the political, economic and cultural landscape of 21st-century Latin America through com......more

Joe R. Lansdale (b. 1951), the award-winning author of such novels as Cold in July (1989) and The Bottoms (2000), as wel......more

Joe R. Lansdale (b. 1951), the award-winning author of such novels as Cold in July (1989) and The Bottoms (2000), as wel......more

This book, first published in 1980, is a guide to the major forces in the subculture of science fiction. It analyses the......more

This book, first published in 1980, examines issues such as the definition of the genre, its function as social criticis......more

Richly illustrated with images from Art Spiegelman’s Maus ("the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about ......more

Winner, 2023 Comics Studies Society Edited Book Prize While most US-based comics studies anthologies tend to neglect rac......more

The reimagining of Aquaman in The New 52 transformed the character from a joke to an important figure of ecological just......more

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization......more

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization......more

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization......more

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization......more

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization......more

Gendered Defenders: Marvel’s Heroines in Transmedia Spaces delivers dynamic and original analyses of how women perform i......more

Gendered Defenders: Marvel’s Heroines in Transmedia Spaces delivers dynamic and original analyses of how women perform i......more

This book, first published in 1979, presents a portrait of science fiction as a distinct form of serious and creative li......more

This book looks at Wonder Woman’s creation, mysterious identity, and deep roots in the feminist movement, as well as the......more

This book analyses the way that changes in the comics industry, book trade and webcomics distribution have shaped the pu......more

Contributions by Michelle Ann Abate, William S. Armour, Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Camper, Tesla Cariani, Matthew Cheney, ......more

Contributions by Michelle Ann Abate, William S. Armour, Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Camper, Tesla Cariani, Matthew Cheney, ......more

This book explores the so-called "British Invasion" of DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint, which played an important role in red......more