Moira Fitzgibbons is Professor of English at Marist University in Poughkeepsie, New York. Her research and teaching engage with comics studies, medieval literature, disability studies, and the history of the English language.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Landscape Art and Comics1. Framing the Region in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Pages, Prints, and Panels2. Envisioning the Valley in Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Comics and CartoonsPart II: Local Creators and Production3. Imaginative Industry at the Western Printing Site4. Thriving Transplants: The Pinis' Epic Adventure5. Roots and Networks: Comics Creators throughout the ValleyConclusion Dynamic SystemsNotesWorks CitedIndex

"Fitzgibbons provides rigorous material analysis of how industrial production infrastructure shapes both place and cultural production. Her systematic examination of printing plants and comics distribution networks, grounded in visual evidence throughout the book, demonstrates how the Hudson River Valley wasn't just depicted by artists but also actively produced through the labor and capital flows of cultural industries." — H-Net Reviews (H-Environment)"Drawn by the River provides an imaginative entrée into several forms of artistic creativity born of the Hudson River Valley. The text is lively, engaging, and as much fun as some of the comics and cartoons it explores." — Katherine Manthorne, Graduate Center, City University of New York"This book offers a great deal of useful information on various intersections between Hudson Valley history and comics-related activities, from the genealogies of the arts to the socioeconomics of their production. Of particular interest are the original interviews with comics’ creators." — Peter Antelyes, Vassar College"Drawn by the River explores the relationship between visual cultural, material history, and physical environment through the lens of comics produced in the region by artists with direct or indirect connections to specific places that are significant to their work." — John Edward Martin, University of North Texas