| Title | : | Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: Independents \u0026 Underground Classics |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1682179133 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781682179130 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 1110 |
| Publication | : | Published May 14, 2019 |
This new edition of Critical Survey of Graphic Independents & Underground Classics offers over 215 essays covering graphic novels and core comics series, focusing on the independents and underground genre that form today s canon for academic coursework and library collections. Critical Survey of Graphic Novels series aims to collect the preeminent graphic novels and core comics series that form today s canon for academic coursework and library collection development, offering clear, concise, and accessible analysis of not only the historic and current landscape of the interdisciplinary medium and its consumption, but the wide range of genres, themes, devices, and techniques that the graphic novel medium encompasses. This three-volume set covers over 215 well-regarded works of the independent and underground genre, summarizing plots and analyzing the works in terms of their literary integrity and overall contribution to the graphic novel landscape. It contains works that are self-published or are from independent houses. The entries in this encyclopedic set also cover a wide range of periods and trends in the medium.
