Comics as a Nexus of Cultures: Essays on the Interplay of Media, Disciplines and International Perspectives

Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy #22

by Mark Berninger, Jochen Ecke, Gideon Haberkorn

These essays from various critical disciplines examine how comic books and graphic narratives move between various media, while merging youth and adult cultures and popular and high art. The articles feature international perspectives on comics and graphic novels published in the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Portugal, Germany, Turkey, India, and Japan. Topics range from film adaptation, to journalism in comics, to the current manga boom.

Genres: Nonfiction, Comics

308 pages, Paperback

First published March 25, 2010

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great collection of essays on the comic book genre and the cultural impacts abroad and in the US. Definitely worth a read if you're looking for decent to good comic studies criticism

[Georgina Koutrouditsou · Rating 4 out of 5]

εξαιρετικά ενδιαφέροντα άρθρα,σε κάνουν να αντιμετωπίσεις με "άλλη ματιά" τον όρο "Comics"

[Emmali Sellner · Rating 4 out of 5]

- Jochen Ecke: “Spatializing the Movie Screen: How Mainstream Cinema Is Catching Up on the Formal Potentialities of the Comic Book Page”
- Andreas Rauscher: “Workshop IV: Teaching Comics and Film Studies"