The Canadian Alternative: Cartoonists, Comics, and Graphic Novels

Author:   Dominick Grace ,  Eric Hoffman
Publisher:   University Press of Mississippi
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9781496815118


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 November 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Dominick Grace ,  Eric Hoffman
Publisher:   University Press of Mississippi
Imprint:   University Press of Mississippi
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9781496815118


ISBN 10:   1496815114
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 November 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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The collection is especially of use to scholars who might be looking for entry points into the Canadian comics scholarship.--Michael Dittman, Butler County Community College ""The Journal of Popular Culture"" A landmark collection that highlights the richness and complexity of comics in Canada from early-twentieth-century pioneers to today's celebrated and emerging cartoonists. These highly readable essays showcase the regional, cultural, political, and stylistic diversity of Canadian alternative comics and connect them to local and global contexts. The Canadian Alternative fills major gaps for comics fans and scholars looking to learn about Canada and for Canadian cultural critics and historians interested in print culture and alternative comics.--Candida Rifkind, associate professor of English at the University of Winnipeg and coeditor of Canadian Graphic: Picturing Life Narratives


A landmark collection that highlights the richness and complexity of comics in Canada from early-twentieth-century pioneers to today's celebrated and emerging cartoonists. These highly readable essays showcase the regional, cultural, political, and stylistic diversity of Canadian alternative comics and connect them to local and global contexts. The Canadian Alternative fills major gaps for comics fans and scholars looking to learn about Canada and for Canadian cultural critics and historians interested in print culture and alternative comics. --Candida Rifkind, associate professor of English at the University of Winnipeg and coeditor of Canadian Graphic: Picturing Life Narratives


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Dominick Grace, London, Ontario, Canada, associate professor of English at Brescia University College, is author of The Science Fiction of Phyllis Gotlieb. He is also coeditor of Dave Sim: Conversations; Chester Brown: Conversations; Seth: Conversations; and Jim Shooter: Conversations, all published by University Press of Mississippi. Eric Hoffman, Vernon, Connecticut, is author of Oppen: A Narrative, the first biography of poet George Oppen. He is also coeditor of Dave Sim: Conversations; Chester Brown: Conversations; Seth: Conversations; and Jim Shooter: Conversations, all published by University Press of Mississippi.

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