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Literary Criticism Comics & Graphic Novels

The Comics World

Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and Their Publics

edited by Benjamin Woo & Jeremy Stoll

Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Initial publish date
Jul 2021
Category
Comics & Graphic Novels, General, Popular Culture
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781496834645
    Publish Date
    Jul 2021
    List Price
    $138.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781496834652
    Publish Date
    Jul 2021
    List Price
    $43.95

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Description

A thoroughly researched collection designed to engage with the social sciences in order to expand comics studies as a field

About the authors

Benjamin Woo is associate professor of communication and media studies at Carleton University. He is author of Getting a Life: The Social Worlds of Geek Culture.

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Jeremy Stoll is a comics creator and assistant professor and head of science and social science at Columbus College of Art and Design.

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Editorial Reviews

Through this work, Woo and Stoll have put together one of the most meaningful collections on the future of comics and comics studies in recent memory.

Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society

In The Comics World: Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and Their Publics, Benjamin Woo and Jeremy Stoll have brought together a number of interesting perspectives to make an important contribution to comics studies.

Liam Burke, author of The Comic Book Film Adaptation: Exploring Modern Hollywood’s Leading Genre