By Lukas R.A. Wilde Abstract The assessment of the capabilities of drawn images to refer, to represent, and to document will usually take a fundamental distinction…
By Wibke Weber and Hans-Martin Rall Abstract Comics journalism and animated documentary are two genres that have experienced exponential growth in the last 20 years—in practice…
By Chiao-I Tseng and Tilmann Altenberg Abstract In this article, we argue that non-fictional graphic war narratives are a powerful tool for influencing people’s interest in…
By Ofer Ashkenazi and Jakob Dittmar This paper considers potential ways comics narratives with a documentary claim can participate in the academic discussion of history.…
By Jörn Ahrens 1. Introduction This article will discuss the ability of comics to function as modes of documentation based on the analysis of two pages…
By Brianna Anderson Lewis, A. David and Martin Lund, eds. Muslim Superheroes: Comics, Islam, and Representation. Harvard University Press, 2017. In May 2018, Marvel announced that Pakistani-American…
By Jeremy Carnes Smith, Matthew J. and Randy Duncan. The Secret Origins of Comics Studies. Routledge, 2017. In his preface to The Secret Origins of Comics Studies, edited…
By Jill Coste Abate, Michelle Ann, and Gwen Athene Tarbox, eds. Graphic Novels for Children and Young Adults: A Collection of Critical Essays. UP of Mississippi, 2017.…
By Jacob Murel Jared Gardner and Ian Gordon, eds. The Comics of Charles Schulz: The Good Grief of Modern Life. UP of Mississippi, 2017. Peanuts has long been…
By Lisa Scoggin Bohn, James. Music in Disney’s Animated Features: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Jungle Book. UP of Mississippi, 2017. The Walt Disney…