Del i serien Bloomsbury Comics Studies

Webcomics

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

AvSean Kleefeld,Chris Gavaler

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**Nominated for the 2021 Eisner Award for Best Academic/Scholarly Work**The first critical guide to cover the history, form and key critical issues of the medium, Webcomics helps readers explore the diverse and increasingly popular worlds of online comics.In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers such topics as:·The history of webcomics and how developments in technology from the 1980s onwards presented new opportunities for comics creators and audiences ·Cultural contexts – from the new financial and business models allowed by digital media to social justice causes in contemporary webcomics·Key texts – from early examples of the form such as Girl Genius and Penny Arcade to popular current titles such as Questionable Content and Dumbing of Age·Important theoretical and critical approaches to studying webcomics Webcomics includes a glossary of crucial critical terms, annotated guides to further reading, and online resources and discussion questions to help students and readers develop their understanding of the genre and pursue independent study.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-06-25
Mått138 x 216 x 18 mm
Vikt458 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBloomsbury Comics Studies
Antal sidor268
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350028180
UtmärkelserNominated for Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for Best Scholarly/Academic Work 2021 (United States)

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IntroductionHistorical OverviewSocial and Cultural ImpactUbiquityTechnologyConflicts with Newspaper StripsAudience ParticipationEducation/Social CausesFormats FinancingKey TextsGirl Genius by Phil and Kaja FoglioPenny Arcade by Mike Krahulik and Jerry HolkinsQuestionable Content by Jeph JacquesStand Still. Stay Silent. by Minna SundbergThe Adventures of Gyno-Star by Rebecca CohenDumbing of Age by David M. WillisEmpathize This by Tak Shiota et al.Critical Uses Discussing WebcomicsWebcomics as a Genre?Genres in WebcomicsDefining SuccessSuccess: Easier or More Difficult?The Negative Side of Creator Access Permanence vs. EtherialnessParatextsAppendixSolution Squad Lesson PlanGlossaryResources

Sean Kleefeld’s Webcomics, an entry in the Bloomsbury Comics Studies series, is essential because it remedies the lack of a high-level account of webcomics. It allows the reader to survey the entire field and to see the common threads that link seemingly disparate genres together ... I hope that other future scholarly works, by Kleefeld or others, will complement Kleefeld’s perspective by offering more critical and theoretically informed analyses of webcomics. For such works, however, Kleefeld’s Webcomics represents an essential starting point.