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Across generations and genres, comics have imagined different views of the future, from unattainable utopias to worrisome dystopias. These presaging narratives can be read as reflections of their authors'' (and readers'') hopes, fears and beliefs about the present.

This collection of new essays explores the creative processes in comics production that bring plausible futures to the page. The contributors investigate portrayals in different stylistic traditions--manga, bande desinees--from a variety of theoretical perspectives. The picture that emerges documents the elaborate storylines and complex universes comics creators have been crafting for decades.



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"A person who would appreciate insightful essays into both the nature of comics today and the nature of time itself will welcome this volume." - Magonia Review of Books, March 2017

Visions of the Future in Comics

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    A Paperback by Adnan Mahmutovic, Frank Bramlett

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/30/2017 12:10:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781476668017, 978-1476668017
      ISBN10: 1476668019

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Across generations and genres, comics have imagined different views of the future, from unattainable utopias to worrisome dystopias. These presaging narratives can be read as reflections of their authors'' (and readers'') hopes, fears and beliefs about the present.

      This collection of new essays explores the creative processes in comics production that bring plausible futures to the page. The contributors investigate portrayals in different stylistic traditions--manga, bande desinees--from a variety of theoretical perspectives. The picture that emerges documents the elaborate storylines and complex universes comics creators have been crafting for decades.



      Trade Review
      "A person who would appreciate insightful essays into both the nature of comics today and the nature of time itself will welcome this volume." - Magonia Review of Books, March 2017

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