Arguing Comics Literary Masters on a Popular Medium |
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| Editor:
| Heer, Jeet
Worcester, Kent |
| Series title: | Studies in Popular Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57806-686-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2006 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Mississippi
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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When Art Spiegelman's Maus-a two-part graphic novel about the Holocaust-won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992, comics scholarship grew increasingly popular and notable. The rise of "serious" comics has generated growing levels of interest as scholars, journalists, and public intellectuals continue to explore the history, aesthetics, and semiotics of the comics medium.
When Art Spiegelman's Maus-a two-part graphic novel about the Holocaust-won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992, comics scholarship grew increasingly popular and notable. The rise of "serious" comics has generated growing levels of interest as scholars, journalists, and public intellectuals continue to explore the history, aesthetics, and semiotics of the comics medium.