Title:
Graphic novels and comic books / edited by Kat Kan.
Author:
Kan, Katharine, ed.
Publication Information:
New York : The H.W. Wilson Co., 2010.
Call Number:
PN6710 .G736 2010
Abstract:
Comics, graphic novels, sequential art have gained unprecedented legitimacy. The articles collected in this volume provide an overview of this wildly diverse, increasingly popular, and widely accepted form of literature. --from editor's preface.
ISBN:
9780824211004
Series:
The reference shelf ; v. 82, no. 5
Reference shelf ; v. 82, no. 5.
Physical Description:
viii, 195 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents:
The graphic novel silver anniversary / What is a graphic novel? / Drawing power / Raw beginnings ; Hot off the presses ; Picture the possibilities / Notes from the underground / Graphic novels are new horizon for top authors / A comic-book world / Graphic novels are legit lit / Comics no longer a joke in academia / From pulp to Pulitzer / The plot thickens / Once-avoided comics welcomed in schools / The big battle / Comics in the classroom / Going graphic / Using comics and graphic novels in the classroom / Best of both worlds / Expanding literacies through graphic novels / Graphics novels for (really) young readers / Graphic novels in today's libraries / Reinventing the book club / Graphic novels and school libraries / A comics legend draws on 9/11 / Being Lynda Barry / Scam artist / Life drawing / Never mind the mullahs / Cartoon politics / CR Sunday interview
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