Title Comics as history, comics as literature : roles of the comic book in scholarship, society, and entertainment / edited by Annessa Ann Babic

Published Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, [2014]

Table of Contents
	Acknowledgments					ix
	Introduction / Annessa Ann Babic					1
1.	Antiquity and Bandes Dessinees: Schizophrenic Nationalism between Atlanticism and Marxism / Henri-Simon Blanc-Hoang					15
2.	Did You Learn Your Strip?: The History of France as Comic Fad in the 1970s / Guillaume de Syon					33
3.	"Ils sont fous ces Gaulois!": Asterix, Lucky Luke, Freedom Fries, and the Love--Hate Relationship between France and the United States / Annick Pellegrin					47
4.	Image and Text in Service of the Nation: Historically Themed Comic Books as Civic Education in 1980s Mexico / Melanie Huska					65
5.	Who Is Diana Prince?: The Amazon Army Nurse of World War II / Peter W. Lee					79
6.	Wonder Woman as Patriotic Icon: The Amazon Princess for the Nation and Femininity / Annessa Ann Babic					93
7.	Comic Containment: No Laughing Matter / James C. Lethbridge					107
8.	Graphic/Narrative/History: Defining the Essential Experience(s) of 9/11 / Lynda Goldstein					123
9.	SuperGay: Depictions of Homosexuality in Mainstream Superhero Comics / Kara Kvaran					141
10.	The Man in the Gray Metal Suit: Dr. Doom, the Fantastic Four, and the Costs of Conformity / Micah Rueber					157
11.	Seen City: Frank Miller's Reimaging as a Cinematic "New Real" / Christina Dokou					171
12.	The Zombie Apocalypse: A Fictional State of Nature? / Faiz Sheikh					195
13.	Logicomix and the Enunciatory Apparatus / Beatrice Skordili					209
	Bibliography					231
	Index					249
	About the Contributors					259

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Description 1 online resource (x, 262 pages) Contents Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Antiquity and Bandes Dessinées; Chapter Two: Did You Learn Your Strip?; Chapter Three: "Ils sont fous ces Gaulois!"; Chapter Four: Image and Text in Service of the Nation; Chapter Five: Who Is Diana Prince?; Chapter Six: Wonder Woman as Patriotic Icon; Chapter Seven: Comic Containment; Chapter Eight: Graphic/Narrative/History; Chapter Nine: SuperGay; Chapter Ten: The Man in the Gray Metal Suit; Chapter Eleven: Seen City; Chapter Twelve: The Zombie Apocalypse; Chapter Thirteen: Logicomix and the Enunciatory Apparatus; Bibliography; Index Summary This discursive volume covers a breadth of material from Ancient Rome to 9/11and its scope of historical insight and use of theory makes this a critical read for anyone studying popular culture. Its creative examination of women's rights, cultural mandates, and social movements through the pages of comics will engage the reader and scholar on a new level of complexity and uniqueness Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Comic books, strips, etc. -- Influence on mass media. Comic books, strips, etc. -- Cross-cultural studies Comic books, strips, etc., in education. ART -- Techniques -- Drawing. Comic books, strips, etc. Comic books, strips, etc., in education Comic books, strips, etc. -- Influence on mass media Comic Geschichte Motiv Literatur Genre/Form Cross-cultural studies Form Electronic book Author Babic, Annessa Ann, editor LC no. 2021678121 ISBN 9781611475579 1611475570 9781611475579

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