Comic Book Studies 2023
HIGHLIGHTS
ARABS IN TURKISH POLITICAL CARTOONS,
1876-1950
National Self and Non-National Other
Ilkim Büke Okyar
Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
A nuanced and richly detailed study that examines the development of Turkish national identity from the 1908 constitutional revolution to the inclusion of Alexandretta in 1939, using the lens of contemporary political cartoons.
Apr 2023 344pp
9780815637974 Paperback US$39.95
9780815638049 Hardback US$86.50
Syracuse University Press
ARTFUL BREAKDOWNS
The Comics of Art Spiegelman
CARTOONS AND CARICATURES OF MARK TWAIN IN CONTEXT
Reformer and Social Critic, 1869-1910
Leslie Diane Myrick & Gary Scharnhorst
Studies in American Literary Realism and Naturalism
The first book-length treatment of Mark Twain’s public persona as depicted in newspaper and magazine illustrations.
Nov 2023 277pp
9780817361044 Paperback US$29.95
9780817321727 Hardback US$110.00
The University of Alabama Press
BLOCKHEADS, BEAGLES, AND SWEET BABBOOS
W. E. B. DU BOIS SOULS OF BLACK FOLK
A Graphic Interpretation
Art and Adaptation by Paul Peart-Smith
With Souls of Black Folk (first published in 1903), W.E.B. Du Bois famously set forth his analysis of the folk culture, including religious folk culture that would be the basis for future progress. In doing so, he pleaded for education and a new sensibility. But he made clear that the promise of these would not come ‘from the outside’.
Apr 2023 136pp
9781978824652 Paperback US$19.95
9781978824669 Hardback US$49.95
Rutgers University Press
COMICS AND CONFLICT
Edited
by Georgiana Banita & Lee KonstantinouTom Inge Series on Comics Artists
A carefully curated volume that traces Art Spiegelman’s exceptional trajectory from underground rebellion to mainstream success.
Mar 2023 322pp
9781496837516 Paperback US$31.50
9781496837509 Hardback US$99.00
University Press of Mississippi
BANDITS, MISFITS, AND SUPERHEROES
Whiteness and Its Borderlands in American Comics and Graphic Novels
Josef Benson & Doug Singsen
Provides a sober assessment of these creators - such as Stan Lee and Frank Miller - and their role in perpetuating racism throughout the history of comics.
2022 298pp
9781496838346 Paperback US$31.50
9781496838339 Hardback US$99.00
University Press of Mississippi
New Perspectives on Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts
Michelle Ann Abate
Sheds new light on the past importance, ongoing significance, and future relevance of a comics series that millions adore:
Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts
Mar 2023 222pp
9781496844187 Paperback US$26.50
9781496844170 Hardback US$99.00
University Press of Mississippi
COMICS ART IN CHINA
John A. Lent & Xu Ying
In the most comprehensive and authoritative source on this subject, this book covers almost all comics art forms in mainland China.
Patriotism and Propaganda from WWII through Operation Iraqi Freedom Cord A.Scott
Looks at how specific comic books of the war genre have been used to display patriotism, adventure through war stories, and eventually to tell of the horrors of combat - from World War II through to the twenty-first century.
Mar 2023 224pp
9781682476550 Paperback US$31.50
Naval Institute Press
A CONCISE DICTIONARY OF COMICS
Nancy Pedri
Guides students, researchers, readers, and educators of all ages with a dictionary that doubles as a compendium of comics scholarship.
2022 232pp
9781496838056 Paperback US$26.50
9781496838049 Hardback US$99.00
May 2023 250pp
9781496846471 Paperback US$31.50
University Press of Mississippi
University Press of Mississippi
CONTAGIOUS IMAGINATION
The Work and Art of Lynda Barry
Edited by Jane TolmieCritical Approaches to Comics Artists Series
Examines Lynda Barry’s career and work from the point of view of research-creation and applies Barry’s unique mixture of teaching, art, learning, and creativity to the very form of the volume.
2022 192pp
9781496839800 Paperback US$31.50
University Press of Mississippi
DESEGREGATING COMICS
Debating Blackness in the Golden Age of American Comics
Edited by Qiana WhittedInvestigates how Black fans read and loved comics, yet implored publishers to stop including hurtful stereotypes. Also explores the representation of blackness shaped both the production and reception of Golden Age comics.
May 2023 368pp
9781978825017 Paperback US$34.95
9781978825024 Hardback US$79.95
Rutgers University Press
GRAPHIC MEDICINE
Edited by Erin La Cour & Anna Poletti
Biography
Monographs
Explores the lived experience of illness and disability through original texts, images, and the dynamic interplay between the two. A response to the medical humanities’ call for different representations of illness and disability than those found in conventional medical discourse.
2022 250pp
9780824893330 Paperback US$26.50
University of Hawai’i Press
HERO ME NOT
The Containment of the Most Powerful Black, Female Superhero Chesya Burke
Examines the multifaceted dimensions of Storm from X-Men by seeking to discover if her nearly unlimited power equally offers her freedom within the ‘white supremacist capitalist patriarchy’.
Apr 2023 172pp
9781978821057 Paperback US$27.95
9781978821064 Hardback US$121.50
Rutgers University Press
JACK KENT
The Wit, Whimsy, and Wisdom of a Comic Storyteller
Paul V. Allen
Illuminates how Jack Kent’s life experiences informed his art and his storytelling. Paul Allen draws from archival research, brand-new interviews and in-depth examinations of Kent’s work. Also included are many King Aroo comic strips that have never been reprinted in book form.
Aug 2023 277pp
9781496846297 Paperback US$26.50
9781496846280 Hardback US$99.00
University Press of Mississippi
JEFF LEMIRE Conversations
Edited by Dale Jacobs Conversations with Comic Artists Series
In this book, readers see Jeff Lemire come to understand the process of collaboration, the balancing act involved in working for different kinds of comics publishers, the responsibilities involved in representing characters outside his own culture, and the possibilities that exist in the comics medium.
2022 222pp
9781496839107 Paperback US$26.50
9781496839091 Hardback US$99.00
University Press of Mississippi
JEWISH WOMEN IN COMICS Bodies and Borders
Edited by Heike Bauer, Andrea Greenbaum & Sarah Lightman
In this ground-breaking collection of essays, interviews, and artwork, contributors draw upon a rich treasure trove of Jewish women’s comics to explore the representation of Jewish women’s bodies and bodily experience in pictorial narratives.
Apr 2023 296pp
9780815637813 Paperback US$39.95
9780815637714 Hardback US$91.50
Syracuse University Press
LITCOMIX
Literary Theory and the Graphic Novel
Adam Geczy & Jonathan McBurnie
Whether looking at graphic novel adaptations of Proust or considering how Jack Kirby’s use of intertextuality makes him the Balzac of comics, this study offers fresh perspectives on how we might appreciate graphic novels as literature.
Mar 2023 270pp
9781978828650 Paperback US$29.95
9781978828667 Hardback US$120.00
Rutgers University Press
PERFECT COPIES
Reproduction and the Contemporary Comic Shiamin Kwa
Analysing the way that recent works of graphic narrative use the comics form to engage with the ‘problem’ of reproduction, Shiamin Kwa’s Perfect Copies reminds us that the mode of production and the manner in which we perceive comics are often quite similar to the stories they tell.
Jan 2023 196pp
9781978826571 Paperback US$29.95
9781978826533 Hardback US$69.95
Rutgers University Press
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