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Petrochemical fantasies : the art and energy of American comics / Daniel Worden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Worden, Daniel, 1978- author.
- Series:
- Studies in comics and cartoons
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brinkley, Nell, 1886-1944--Criticism and interpretation.
- Brinkley, Nell.
- Herriman, George, 1880-1944--Criticism and interpretation.
- Herriman, George.
- Kirby, Jack--Criticism and interpretation.
- Kirby, Jack.
- McCay, Winsor--Criticism and interpretation.
- McCay, Winsor.
- Outcault, Richard Felton, 1863-1928--Criticism and interpretation.
- Outcault, Richard Felton.
- Comic books, strips, etc--United States--History and criticism.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Fossil fuels--Environmental aspects--United States.
- Fossil fuels.
- Fossil fuels--Social aspects--United States.
- Petroleum chemicals--Environmental aspects--United States.
- Petroleum chemicals.
- Petroleum industry and trade in literature.
- Climatic changes--History.
- Climatic changes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Other Title:
- Path to Open
- Place of Publication:
- Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2024]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- "In Petrochemical Fantasies, Daniel Worden reveals the entwined history of comics and fossil fuels in the United States. From the 1840s to the present, comics have depicted the power, pollution, and rapid expansion of energy systems—especially the explosive growth of coal and oil. In the 1930s, some of the first comic books were the gas station giveaways Gulf Funny Weekly and Standard Oil Comics. And in recent years, comics have become one of the major sites for visualizing life after oil, a striking reversal of the medium’s early boosterism. Surveying the work of acclaimed artists such as Nell Brinkley, George Herriman, Jack Kirby, Winsor McCay, and R. F. Outcault and recovering little-known works, Worden advances a new history of American comics in the Anthropocene. From late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century editorial cartoons and superhero comics that visualize our modern energy culture to contemporary comics grappling with climate crises, Petrochemical Fantasies places comics, environmental humanities, and energy studies in conversation with each other to unearth the crucial but overlooked history of comics’ place in US energy culture."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The energy of comics
- Caricatures and corporations
- Cars in cartoons
- The petrochemical origins of the comic book
- Plastic man and other petrochemical fantasies
- The climate of comics
- Conclusion: "This is NOT fine!!
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9780814283851
- 0814283853
- 9780814283660
- 0814283667
- OCLC:
- 1455631030
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000128946
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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