Key Terms in Comics Studies

Dr Erin La Cour is Assistant Professor in English Literature and Visual Culture at the Free University Amsterdam, Netherlands.Dr Simon Grennan is Leading Research Fellow at the University of Chester, UK.Dr Rik Spanjers is Lecturer in Dutch Language and Culture at Utrecht University, Netherlands.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Key Terms in Comics Studies.- 3. Abstract Comics – Avant-Garde.- 4. Bande Dessinée – Breakdown.- 5. Canon – Culture Industry.- 6. Dénouement – Drawing.- 7. Ecocriticism – Experimental Comics.- 8. Fable – Funny Animal.- 9. Gag – Gutter.- 10. Head Shop – Hybrid.- 11. Icon – Irony.- 12. Kitsch – Ludology.- 13. Mail Order – Myth.- 14. Narration – Novelisation.- 15. Onomatopoeia – Puzzle Comics.- 16. Queer Comics – Royalty Payment.- 17. Satire – Syuzhet.- 18. Taste Adjudication – Typography.- 19. Underground – Voice.- 20. War – Zine.

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