Gary Larson and The Far Side
The first critical assessment of an American icon’s lasting achievement
The Comics of Charles Schulz
The Good Grief of Modern Life
An unparalleled gathering of research devoted to one of the world’s most influential comic strips
The Comics of Hergé
When the Lines Are Not So Clear
A wide-ranging critical engagement with the creator of Tintin
Forging the Past
Seth and the Art of Memory
A critical study of the extraordinary Canadian comics creator
A Charlie Brown Religion
Exploring the Spiritual Life and Work of Charles M. Schulz
The first spiritual biography of a misunderstood believer, the renowned creator of Peanuts
The Comics of Joe Sacco
Journalism in a Visual World
The first book-length study of the acclaimed artist who brought journalistic reportage to comics
Wide Awake in Slumberland
Fantasy, Mass Culture, and Modernism in the Art of Winsor McCay
The first study to place this genius of modern comics creation in his historical context
We Go Pogo
Walt Kelly, Politics, and American Satire
A critical appreciation of the life’s work of a great comic strip artist
Lynda Barry
Girlhood through the Looking Glass
A critical biography of one of the pioneers of alternative weekly comic strips
Hand of Fire
The Comics Art of Jack Kirby
The first critical exploration of the work of a great comics creator