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Sabin, Roger. Adult Comics: An Introduction. New Accents. London, New York: Routledge, 1993. Added by: joachim (7/20/09, 1:34 AM) Last edited by: joachim (11/23/13, 1:03 AM) |
Resource type: Book Language: en: English ID no. (ISBN etc.): 0415044189 BibTeX citation key: Sabin1993 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details |
Categories: General Keywords: Historical account, United Kingdom, USA Creators: Sabin Publisher: Routledge (London, New York) |
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Adult comics are part of the cultural landscape in a way that would have been unimaginable a decade ago. In this first survey of its kind, Roger Sabin traces the history of comics for older readers from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. He takes in the pre-First World War titles, the underground ‘comix’ of the 1960s and 1970s, ‘fandom’ in the 1970s and 1980s, and the boom of the 1990s (including ‘graphic novels’ and Viz). Covering comics from the United States, Europe and Japan, Adult Comics addresses such issues as the graphic novel in context, cultural overspill and the role of women. By taking a broad sweep Sabin demonstrates that the widely-held notion that comics ‘grew up’ in the late 1980s is a mistaken one, largely invented by the media. Table of Contents List of figures (vi) I. BRITAIN II. THE UNITED STATES III. ASPECTS Conclusion (249) Added by: joachim Last edited by: joachim |