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Adult Comics
Roger Sabin
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Description for Adult Comics
Paperback. Series: New Accents. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
In a society where a comic equates with knockabout amusement for children, the sudden pre-eminence of adult comics, on everything from political satire to erotic fantasy, has predictably attracted an enormous amount of attention. Adult comics are part of the cultural landscape in a way that would have been unimaginable a decade ago. In this first survey of its kind, Roger Sabin traces the history of comics for older readers from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. He takes in the pioneering titles pre-First World War, the underground 'comix' of the 1960s and 1970s, ... Read more
In a society where a comic equates with knockabout amusement for children, the sudden pre-eminence of adult comics, on everything from political satire to erotic fantasy, has predictably attracted an enormous amount of attention. Adult comics are part of the cultural landscape in a way that would have been unimaginable a decade ago. In this first survey of its kind, Roger Sabin traces the history of comics for older readers from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. He takes in the pioneering titles pre-First World War, the underground 'comix' of the 1960s and 1970s, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
Series
New Accents
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415606899
SKU
V9780415606899
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About Roger Sabin
Roger Sabin is a freelance arts journalist, living and working in London. He has written about comics for several national newspapers and magazines including The Guardian, The Independent, and New Statesman and Society.
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