Reading Comics by Douglas Wolk

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Reading Comics by Douglas Wolk

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Suddenly, comics are everywhere: filling bookshelves with innovative work and shaping the ideas and images of the rest of contemporary culture. This book shows us why this is and how it came to be. It illuminates the most dazzling creators of modern comics and introduces a critical theory that explains where each fits into the pantheon of art.

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Reading Comics by Douglas Wolk

Suddenly, comics are everywhere: filling bookshelves with innovative work and shaping the ideas and images of the rest of contemporary culture. This book shows us why this is and how it came to be. It illuminates the most dazzling creators of modern comics and introduces a critical theory that explains where each fits into the pantheon of art.
Douglas Wolk writes about comics and music for publications including the New York Times, Rolling Stone, the Washington Post, Salon, and The Believer. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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ISBN 13 9780306815096
ISBN 10 0306815095
Title Reading Comics
Author Douglas Wolk
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Hachette Books
Year published 2007-07-03
Number of pages 416
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.