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010    2007005232 
020    9780306815096 (hardcover alk. paper) 
020    0306815095 (hardcover alk. paper) 
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100 1  Wolk, Douglas 
245 10 Reading comics :|bhow graphic novels work and what they 
       mean /|cDouglas Wolk 
264    Cambridge, MA :|bDa Capo Press,|ccop. 2007 
300    viii, 405 p. :|bill. ;|c24 cm 
504    Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-390) and index
505 0  Pt. 1. Theory and history.  What comics are, and what they
       aren't -- Auteurs, the history of art comics, and how to 
       look at ugly drawings -- What's good about bad comics, and
       what's bad about good comics -- Superheroes and 
       superreaders -- Pictures, words and the space between them
       -- Pt. 2. Reviews and commentary.  David B.: The battle 
       against the real world -- Chester Brown: The outsider -- 
       Steve Ditko: A is A -- Will Eisner and Frank Miller: The 
       raconteurs -- Gilbert Hernandez: Spiraling into the system
       -- Jaime Hernandez: Mad love -- Craig Thompson and James 
       Kochalka: Craft vs. cuteness -- Hope Larson: The 
       cartography of joy -- Carla Speed McNeil: Shape-changing 
       demons, birth-yurts and robot secretaries -- Alan Moore: 
       The house of the magus -- Grant Morrison: The invisible 
       king -- Dave Sim: Aardvark politick -- The dark mirrors of
       Jim Starlin's Warlock -- Tomb of Dracula: the cheap, 
       strong stuff -- Kevin Huizenga: Visions from the enchanted
       gas station -- Charles Burns and Art Spiegelman: Draw 
       yourself raw -- Why does Chris Ware hate fun? --  Alison 
       Bechdel: Reframing memory -- Afterword: The rough wave and
       the smooth wave 
520    The volume contains two sections: "Theory and History," an
       explanation of comics as a medium and an overview of its 
       evolution, and "Reviews and Commentary," a diverse 
       examination of creators and works. The second section 
       spans Will Eisner's pioneering efforts as well as the 
       groundbreaking modern comics by the Hernandez brothers, 
       Chris Ware and Alison Bechdel 
650  7 Tecknade serier|zFörenta staterna|2sao 
653    Litteraturvetenskap 
655  7 Tecknade serier|2saogf 
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