Perspectives on digital comics : theoretical, critical, and pedagogical essays / edited by Jeffrey SJ Kirchoff and Mike P. Cook ; afterword by Drew Morton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kirchoff, Jeffrey S. J., 1984- editor.

Cook, Mike P., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Webcomics.

Comic books, strips, etc--History and criticism.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Digital media.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

viii, 249 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]

Summary:

"This collection of new essays explores various ways of reading, interpreting and using digital comics. Contributors discuss comics made specifically for web consumption, and digital reproductions of print-comics. The essays cover perspectives on reading, criticism and analysis of specific titles, the global reach of digital comics, and how they can be used in educational settings"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Experiencing the Infinite: An Introduction to Digital Comics Phenomenology Through Marvel Infinite Comics p. 9 / Jayson Quearry

Considering ComiXology's Guided View p. 30 / Jeffrey SJ Kirchoff

Re-Theorizing the Infinite Canvas: A Space for Comics and Rhetorical Theories p. 46 / Rich Shivener

Documentary Webcomics: Mediality and Contexts p. 63 / Johannes C.P. Schmid

It Came from the Woods (Most Strange Things Do): Emily Carroll's Through the Woods and Interactive Internet Reading p. 89 / Eden Lee Lackner

Death's "Friend Hug": Analyzing the Personification of Death in Three Webcomics p. 109 / Karis Jones

MAUS (W)HOLES: Reflections on (and in) the Digitization of Art Spiegelman's MAUS p. 138 / John Logie

Global

When Funding Is the Issue That Prevents an Issue: Are Digital Comics the Logical Platform of Production in a South African Context? p. 157 / Ray Whitcher

Digital Comics in Francophone Countries: Never Too Late to Be Creative p. 178 / Chris Reyns-Chikuma and Jean Sébastien

Upwards and Backwards: Blurred Perspectives on Digital Comics as Mentor Texts p. 201 / Teri Holbrook and Melanie Hundley and Bill Holbrook

Using Digital Comics to Support Information Literacy: 21st Century Research Skills and Authentic Composing p. 221 / Mike P. Cook and Luke Rodesiler.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476671888

1476671885

OCLC:

1080251397