Description
Book SynopsisOpens an intriguing perspective on how these works engage the legacy of postmodernism - its subversion, self-reflexivity, and moral contingency.
Trade Review"If you love comics, you will want to read this [book] as it will provide you with a new lens from which to read them."—Christopher Lewis, Dad of Divas
"This book is valuable for expanding the horizons of both comics studies and cognitive studies."—A. M. Laflen,
CHOICE "
Contemporary Comics Storytelling is a welcome addition to comics scholarship and a useful study for anyone interested in the ways we engage with visual narrative."—Derek Royal, comicsalternative.com
Table of Contents List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. How to Analyze Comics Cognitively
2. Textual Traditions in Comics: Fables, Genre, and Intertextuality
3. Fictionality in Comics: Tom Strong, Storyworlds, and the Imagination
4. Fictional Minds in Comics: 100 Bullets, Characterization, and Ethics
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
