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Dauber, Jeremy. "Comic Books, Tragic Stories: Will Eisner's American Jewish History." AJS Review 30. (2006): 277–304. Added by: joachim (7/20/09, 1:33 AM) Last edited by: joachim (1/31/10, 2:19 AM) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed DOI: 10.1017/S0364009406000134 BibTeX citation key: Dauber2006 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Eisner. Will, USA Creators: Dauber Collection: AJS Review |
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In recent years, we have witnessed a significant increase in writing by scholars and literary and cultural critics on the genre of the comic book, corresponding to an increased legitimacy given to the comic book industry and its writers and artists more generally. Part of this phenomenon no doubt stems from the attention lavished on the field by mainstream fiction and nonfiction writers who consider comic books a central part of their own and America’s cultural heritage, such as Michael Chabon and Jonathan Lethem. It may also stem from the changing nature of the industry’s finances, which now employ a “star system” revolving around writers and artists, not merely the major companies’ storied characters; though the days of the big houses that control the major characters are by no means gone, in the last two decades, numerous specialty imprints have been developed to publish characters that are owned outright by writers and artists, to say nothing of profit-sharing deals with major stars, even at some of the major companies.
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