Webcomics
1st Edition
Published on 28. May 2020
272 pages
978-1-350-02819-7 (ISBN)
Description
**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.
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.
More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
10 bw illus
ISBN-13
978-1-350-02819-7 (9781350028197)
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Person
Sean Kleefeld is an independent scholar based in the USA. He is the author of Comic Book Fanthropology (2009) and is a regular columnist and blogger.
Content
Introduction
Historical Overview
Social and Cultural Impact
Ubiquity
Technology
Conflicts with Newspaper Strips
Audience Participation
Education/Social Causes
Formats
Financing
Key Texts
Girl Genius by Phil and Kaja Foglio
Penny Arcade by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins
Questionable Content by Jeph Jacques
Stand Still. Stay Silent. by Minna Sundberg
The Adventures of Gyno-Star by Rebecca Cohen
Dumbing of Age by David M. Willis
Empathize This by Tak Shiota et al.
Critical Uses
Discussing Webcomics
Webcomics as a Genre?
Genres in Webcomics
Defining Success
Success: Easier or More Difficult?
The Negative Side of Creator Access
Permanence vs. Etherialness
Paratexts
Appendix
Solution Squad Lesson Plan
Glossary
Resources
Historical Overview
Social and Cultural Impact
Ubiquity
Technology
Conflicts with Newspaper Strips
Audience Participation
Education/Social Causes
Formats
Financing
Key Texts
Girl Genius by Phil and Kaja Foglio
Penny Arcade by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins
Questionable Content by Jeph Jacques
Stand Still. Stay Silent. by Minna Sundberg
The Adventures of Gyno-Star by Rebecca Cohen
Dumbing of Age by David M. Willis
Empathize This by Tak Shiota et al.
Critical Uses
Discussing Webcomics
Webcomics as a Genre?
Genres in Webcomics
Defining Success
Success: Easier or More Difficult?
The Negative Side of Creator Access
Permanence vs. Etherialness
Paratexts
Appendix
Solution Squad Lesson Plan
Glossary
Resources
