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Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: History, Theme, & Technique, Second Edition

Table of Contents

Publisher’s Note




Introduction




Contributor List




History




Ancient Times to 1920: The Evolution of Sequentially Imaged Narratives




1920’s-1950’s: Early Storytelling Attempts a Format Similar to the Modern Graphic Novel




1960’s: The Foundations of Today’s Graphic Novels




1970’s: Social Justice, Self-Discovery, and the Birth of the Graphic Novel




1980’s: The Graphic Novel Grows Up




1990’s: Comics as Literature




2000’s: From Novelty to Canon




2010’s: Technological and Cultural Expansion




African American Portrayal: The Depiction of Black History, Culture, and Experience Through Sequential Art and Text




African Graphic Novels: Affirmations of National Identity




The Art World and Graphic Novels




Awards for Graphic Novels: Recognizing Excellence




Censorship and the Graphic Novel




Classical Comics: Graphic Novel Adaptations of Classical Literature




Cold War and Graphic Novels, The




Comic Book Ages: A History as Organized by Readers




Comic Book Conventions and Cultural Practice




The Comics Code: Its Origin and Effects on the Comics Industry




Comics Scholarship




“Comics” vs. “Graphic Novels”: Is It All in the Binding?




The Contribution of the Alternative Comics Movement




Distribution of Graphic Novels: History and Practice




Educational Comics




European Graphic Novels: The Rich Diversity of the European Continent Since 1960




Feminism in Graphic Novels




Film Adaptations: From Printed Page to Silver Screen




Folklore, Mythology, and the Comic Book Format: A Contemporary Tradition




From Savage Tales to Heavy Metal: How Magazines for Mature Audiences Influenced the Rise of the Graphic Novel




Gender Evolution in Graphic Novels




The Historical Impact of Film




History and Uses of the Term “Graphic Novel”




Latino Identity: An Account of Otherness




Library Collection Development and Graphic Novels




Literacy and the Graphic Novel: Prejudice, Promise, and Pedagogy




Marvel Comics’ Thor, 1962-1968




Online Graphic Novels: Boundless Beginnings




Pornography in Graphic Novels: Criticism and Censorship




A Postmodern Art Form: Graphic Novels as Postmodern “Texts”




Propaganda in Graphic Novels: Sex, War, and Politics!




The Relevancy Revolution




Revising Superhero History: Comics, Characters, and Multimedia




Stan Lee, the Man Who Popularized American Comics and Graphic Novels




Superheroes as Twentieth Century American Mythology: New Gods for a New World




Underground Comix Movement: Words and Pictures out of the Mainstream




Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art




Will Eisner, Graphic Novelist




Women as Readers




Theme




Action and Adventure: Decline of the Possible Impossible




Animal Instincts: Diverse Depictions of Anthropomorphism




Autobiography and Memoir in Graphic Novels




The Bible: Graphic Revelations of an Old Medium




Comedy, Satire, and the Codes of Graphic Humor




Crime Pays: The Crime and Mystery Genre




Espionage, Spies, and Skullduggery: Comic Book Counterintelligence




Fantasy: An Old Genre in a New Medium




Funny Animals: Whimsy and Worry in the World of Animal Narratives




History and Historical Fiction: The Many Faces of Graphic History




Horror Comics: The Birth, Death, and Reanimation of a Genre




Manga and Its Impact on the Graphic Novel




Manhwa: South Korean Comics




Nonfiction Graphic Novels: The Limits of Perspective




Satire and Parody in Graphic Novels




Science Fiction: Expanding the Genre




Seeing How Comics Work: Defining and Legitimizing Comics as Visual Storytelling




Superheroes: Archetypes for the Modern Myth




Violence in Graphic Novels: Historical and Cultural Necessity




The War Genre in Graphic Novels




Western Genre in Graphic Novels: The Transformation of the Cowboy, and His Frontier




Women in Graphic Novels: Evolution and Representation




Technique




The Art of Designing the Graphic Novel




Basic Visual Trends in Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels




Script, Pencils, Color, Comic! The Collaborative Process of Graphic Novel Production




Drawing the Graphic Novel




Penciling as Process and Narrative Tool




Inking: Adding Depth and Definition




Embellishing: Creating Effects with Ink




The Application of Color to Sequential Art




Lettering in Comics: Giving Sound to a Silent Medium




Scripting a Unique Medium




Continuity in Comic Book Storytelling




Appendixes




Glossary of Terms and Techniques




Bibliography




Guide to Online Resources




Timeline




Major Awards




Recommended Readings:



Heroes


Independents


Manga