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History, Form & Culture
The Power of Comics: History, Form & Culture is an introductory textbook
for comics art studies courses. It provides students with a coherent and comprehensive explanation of comic books and graphic
novels, including coverage of their history, their communication techniques, research into their meanings and effects, and
the industry practices and the fan culture.
Co-authors Randy Duncan and Matthew J. Smith draw on their own
years of experience teaching comics studies courses and the scholarly literature across disciplines to create a text with
the following features:
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Discussion
questions for each chapter ·
Activities
to engage students · Recommended readings
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150 illustrations · Bibliography· Glossary
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