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Jules Feiffer’s Noir Trilogy
Rutgers University Press
This book examines Jules Feiffer’s Kill My Mother trilogy of graphic novels as a body of work that pays homage to the iconography and themes of film noir. It reflects on Feiffer’s singular depiction of the central political issues of America from the Great Depression to the 1950s and on his unique storytelling voice, between drama and satire.
Latinx Comics Studies
Critical and Creative Approaches
Edited by Fernanda Díaz-Basteris and Maite Urcaregui; Introduction by Fernanda Díaz-Basteris and Maite Urcaregui
Rutgers University Press
Latinx Comics Studies considers the role of comics and graphic narrative in picturing the rich realities of Latinx communities. It brings together groundbreaking critical essays, practical reflections, original and republished short comics to explore how comics by, for, and about Latinx peoples creatively and conceptually experiment with the very boundaries of “Latinx.”
Latinx Comics Studies
Critical and Creative Approaches
Edited by Fernanda Díaz-Basteris and Maite Urcaregui; Introduction by Fernanda Díaz-Basteris and Maite Urcaregui
Rutgers University Press
Latinx Comics Studies considers the role of comics and graphic narrative in picturing the rich realities of Latinx communities. It brings together groundbreaking critical essays, practical reflections, original and republished short comics to explore how comics by, for, and about Latinx peoples creatively and conceptually experiment with the very boundaries of “Latinx.”
The Life and Comics of Howard Cruse
Taking Risks in the Service of Truth
Rutgers University Press
This book tells the remarkable story of how a preacher’s kid from Birmingham, Alabama became the so-called “Godfather of Gay Comics.” Lavishly illustrated with a broad selection of comics from Howard Cruse’s fifty-year career, this study showcases his critical role as a satirist and commentator on his times.
Rebuilding Story Worlds
The Obscure Cities by Schuiten and Peeters
By Jan Baetens
Rutgers University Press
Set in a parallel world, full of architecturally distinctive city-states, the comics series The Obscure Cities represents one of literature’s most impressive pieces of world-building. Rebuilding Story Worlds explores both the artistic traditions from which the series emerges and the innovative ways it plays with genre, gender, and urban space.
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