{"product_id":"visions-of-the-future-in-comics-9781476668017","title":"Visions of the Future in Comics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A person who would appreciate insightful essays into both the nature of comics today and the nature of time itself will welcome this volume.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e - Magonia Review of Books, March 2017\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040413385047,"sku":"9781476668017","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/visions-of-the-future-in-comics-9781476668017","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}