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Demanding respect : the evolution of the American comic book / Paul Lopes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lopes, Paul Douglas.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comic books, strips, etc--United States--History and criticism.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 232 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2009.
- Contents:
- The early industrial age I: pulp logic and the rise of the American comic book
- The early industrial age II: the crusade against comic books and the end of the comic book boom
- The late industrial age: the return of the superhero and the first comic book rebellion
- From the late industrial age to the heroic age: comic book fandom and the mainstream pulp rebellion
- The heroic age II: alternative comics and a rebellion from the margins
- The heroic age III: new movements, winning respect and the rise of the graphic novel
- Conclusion: The development of an art form.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [191]-219) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781592134427
- 1592134424
- 9781592134434
- 1592134432
- OCLC:
- 262737515
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