{"product_id":"comics-a-global-history-1968-to-the-present-1","title":"Comics: A Global History, 1968 to the Present","description":"Product Description  The first chronological global history of comics, from 1968 through to the present day  The story begins in 1968, a key year in comics’ shift from being driven by commercial potential into a means of self-expression respected not just as entertainment but also as art. The book traces comics’ evolution up to the emergence of today's global, digital scene and the medium’s likely future.  Robert Crumb and Gabrielle Bell, Jack Kirby and Alan Moore, Moebius, Yumiko Oshima and Osamu Tezuka are just a few of the hundreds of artists and writers included – making it unprecedented in its global reach.  The broad reach of Comics extends to artists, styles and movements, spanning Marvel and DC superheroes; the Underground movement and manga powerhouse Osamu Tezuka; politically charged Italian fumetti and sexually charged ladies’ manga; the Francophone technique of ligne claire; sci-fi; M�tal Hurlant; the pioneering Japanese alternative journal Garo; the graphic memoir and the graphic novel; and, finally, the moment comics made the jump from page to web page.  Featuring the best-known artists and writers – from Jack Kirby, Herg� and Moebius to Katsuhiro Otomo, Neil Gaiman and Alan Moore – Comics also introduces readers to some creators they may not yet have encountered, such as Andrea Pazienza, the Fort Thunder collective and Fabrice Neaud.  Table of Contents  Preface; Introduction; Part One: 1968–78 • Part Two: 1978–90 • Part Three: 1990–present • Comics in the 21st Century: An International Art Form; New Forms, New Technologies, New Audiences  Review  A beautiful book filed with glorious reprints in color and black and white [that] leaves the reader wanting more...Mazur and Danner are studious in their research and analysis...Worth reading for historians and fans alike.-- \"Pop Matters\"  A very helpful book, which will probably end up on many syllabi of academic courses. It is certainly a fine start of hopefully more global, comparative approaches to the history of graphic narratives.-- \"Image \u0026amp; Narrative\"  Dan Mazur and Alexander . . . do an admirable job with a nearly impossible task. . . . This level of commentary is like porno for critics, a kind of poetic clarity and insightful focus that brings insight into the familiar or unusual while also hitting the important points that need to be stated.-- \"Comics Bulletin\"  For the aficionado or the neophyte, Comics is a useful overview of a richly creative period in a burgeoning art. And despite the good scholarship the authors have managed to retain the buoyancy and upbeat air attendant on most comics.-- \"The Daily Beast\"  Global History is not meant to be the last word on its subject--it is, on the contrary, the first word. It will be, I hope, the starting point for young scholars and enthusiasts in the same way that Gardner, Janson and Mast have been.-- \"The Great God Pan is Dead\"  Mazur and Danner follow a long history of comics practitioners and aficionados who double and historians of the medium: unlike many, they offer a volume that resonates with scholarly authority. . . . This richly dense treatise will best be read cover to cover. . . . Highly recommended.-- \"Choice\"  One of the most complete, interconnected histories of comics currently available. . . . Mazur and Danner manage to generate a compelling history made up of the various aesthetic strands that have grown out of, and in many cases have transcended, their national\/cultural origins. For fans and scholars wanting a more comprehensive history of the medium, one that doesn't begin and end with the American comic book, Comics: A Global History should be the first place that they turn.-- \"The Comics Alternative\"  From the Back Cover  ?The first global history of comics from 1968 through to the present day, arranged chronologically and richly illustrated with prime examples of the artists, styles and movements being discussed. The authors contextualize the crucial modern period within the art forms broader h","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53250170585475,"sku":"9780500290965N","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/files\/f05f00c5-4507-4669-a7a8-bbe67a3d106c.jpg?v=1727772065","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/products\/comics-a-global-history-1968-to-the-present-1","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}