Format:
1 Online-Ressource (viii, 254 Seiten) :
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Illustrationen.
ISBN:
978-1-350-02821-0
,
978-1-350-02820-3
Series Statement:
Bloomsbury comics studies
Content:
"The first critical guide to cover the history, form and key critical issues of the medium, Webcomics helps readers explore the diverse and increasingly popular worlds of online comics. In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers such topics as: The history of webcomics and how developments in technology from the 1980s onwards presented new opportunities for comics creators and audiences -- Cultural contexts - from the new financial and business models allowed by digital media to social justice causes in contemporary webcomics -- Key texts - from early examples of the form such as Girl Genius and Penny Arcade to popular current titles such as Questionable Content and Dumbing of Age -- Important theoretical and critical approaches to studying webcomics Webcomics includes a glossary of crucial critical terms, annotated guides to further reading, and online resources and discussion questions to help students and readers develop their understanding of the genre and pursue independent study."
Note:
Introduction -- Historical Overview -- Social and Cultural Impact Ubiquity -- Technology Conflicts with Newspaper Strips -- Audience Participation Education/Social Causes Formats -- Financing Key Texts -- Girl Genius by Phil and Kaja Foglio Penny -- Arcade by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins -- Questionable Content by Jeph Jacques -- Stand Still. Stay Silent. by Minna Sundberg -- The Adventures of Gyno-Star by Rebecca Cohen -- Dumbing of Age by David M. Willis Empathize -- This by Tak Shiota et al. -- Critical Uses Discussing Webcomics -- Webcomics as a Genre? -- Genres in Webcomics -- Defining Success -- Success: Easier or More Difficult? -- The Negative Side of Creator Access -- Permanence vs. Etherialness -- Paratexts -- Appendix -- Solution -- Squad Lesson Plan -- Glossary -- Resources. - Mode of access: World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Hardcover ISBN 978-1-3500-2818-0
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Paperback ISBN 978-1-3500-2817-3
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
Keywords:
Comic
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Internet
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781350028210
URL:
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