Children's and Young Adult Comics
Department
English
Document Type
Book
Files
Description
A complete critical guide to the history, form and contexts of the genre, Children's and Young Adult Comics helps readers explore how comics have engaged with one of their most crucial audiences.
In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers such topics as:
- The history of comics for children and young adults, from early cartoon strips to the rise of comics as mainstream children's literature
- Cultural contexts – from the Comics Code Authority to graphic novel adaptations of popular children's texts such as Neil Gaiman's Coraline
- Key texts – from familiar favourites like Peanuts and Archie Comics to YA graphic novels such as Gene Luen Yang's American Born Chinese and hybrid works including the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
- Important theoretical and critical approaches to studying children's and young adult comics
Children's and Young Adult Comics includes a glossary of crucial critical terms and a lengthy resources section to help students and readers develop their understanding of these genres and pursue independent study.
Call number in WMU's library
PN6728.C57 T37 2020
ISBN
9781350009196
Publication Date
4-16-2020
Publisher
Bloomsbury
City
London
Disciplines
Children's and Young Adult Literature
Citation for published book
Tarbox, Gwen Athene. Children's and Young Adult Comics. London: Bloomsbury Plc, 2020. Bloomsbury Comics Studies. Web.
Recommended Citation
Tarbox, Gwen Athene and Royal, Derek Parker, "Children's and Young Adult Comics" (2020). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 797.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/797
Comments
Available online through Ebsco