American Comics

A History

American Comics
Jeremy Dauber
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Hardback
h244 x 165mm - 592pg
30 Nov 2021 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780393635607
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Starting with the Civil War and cartoonist Thomas Nast, creator of the lasting images of Uncle Sam and Santa Claus, author Jeremy Dauber whizzes readers through comics' progress in the twentieth century and beyond: from the golden age of newspaper comic strips (Krazy Kat, Yellow Kid, Dick Tracy) to the midcentury superhero boom (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman); from the moral panic of the Eisenhower era to the underground comix movement; from the grim and gritty Dark Knights and Watchmen to the graphic novel' s brilliant rise (Art Spiegelman, Alison Bechdel, Joe Sacco). Dauber' s story shows not only how comics have changed, but how American politics and history have changed them. Throughout, he describes the origins of beloved comics, champions neglected masterpieces and argues that we can understand how America sees itself through whose stories comics tell.
"With encyclopedic knowledge, Jeremy Dauber brilliantly excavates the story of this art form-warts and all-from its origins right up to the twenty-first century, and strikes cartoon gold. For anyone curious about a medium that' s influenced and embedded itself in every part of our culture, American Comics is an essential guidebook. If you are already a connoisseur of comics, be prepared to be enlightened anew. " -- Peter Kuper, award-winning cartoonist and author of Kafkaesque and Heart of Darkness
Jeremy Dauber is a professor of Jewish literature and American studies at Columbia University. He is the author of Jewish Comedy and The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem, both finalists for the National Jewish Book Award. He lives in New York City.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780393635607
Published: 30 Nov 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Hardback
Height: 244mm
Width: 165mm
Spine: 46mm
Weight: 973g
Pages: 592

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