Comic Book Studies

Comiczeichnen als komplexe Praxis [Vortragsmanuskript]

by Lino Wirag

München, April 2012

Zu einer Produktionspoetik des Comics

by Lino Wirag

Der Essay skizziert Comiczeichnen als zu entdeckendes kulturwissenschaftliches Arbeitsfeld. Die Begriffe... more Der Essay skizziert Comiczeichnen als zu entdeckendes kulturwissenschaftliches Arbeitsfeld. Die Begriffe ,Produktionspoetik’ und ,Poetik‘ werden diskretisiert, anschließend Quellen der Zeichnungsforschung vorgestellt, mögliche Fragestellungen eingeführt und erste Thesen, beispielsweise zu den poetologischen Implikationen von Zeichenratgebern,
angerissen.

"Tintin in the Arab World and Arabic in the World of Tintin." Alternative Francophone 1.5 (2012): 26-39.

by Ziad Bentahar

Malvada: El arquetipo de villana en los comics estadounidenses

by Jose Joaquin Rodriguez Moreno

Publicado en "Revista de Historia Ubi Sunt?" 24, 2009.

ESPAÑOL: En los cómics estadounidenses las mujeres solían tener solamente dos roles, el de leales compañeras o el de... more ESPAÑOL: En los cómics estadounidenses las mujeres solían tener solamente dos roles, el de leales compañeras o el de malvadas villanas. Dichos roles y su evolución nos muestras los miedos y aspiraciones de la sociedad estadounidense a través de las décadas. El presente artículo describe a las villanas en los cómics de aventuras, romance y comedia adolescente, describiendo sus características, apariencia y objetivos.

ENGLISH: Women in American comics used to play only two roles -- either loyal partners or evil characters. These roles and their evolution reveal American society's fears and expectations and the changes they have experienced through the decades. This article studies female villains in comics of adventure, romance and teenage comedy, describing the traits, appearances and objetives of this role.

“Dude! You mean you’ve never eaten a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?!?” Nut allergy as stigma in comic books

by Simon Weaver

with Sarah McNicol, Health Communication, Online 10th May 2012

This article examines the representation of nut allergy in comics aimed at children and young people. It maps the... more This article examines the representation of nut allergy in comics aimed at children and young people. It maps the signification and stigma of nut allergy in comics, and includes an outline of the imagery, stereotypes, and connotations that are created on this condition. Three texts are examined: first, Allergic, a semi-autobiographical story by Adrian Tomine aimed at young adults; second, What's Up With Paulina? from the Medikidz series of comic books that aim to help a pre-teenage audience learn about medical conditions; and third, Peanut, a forthcoming comic book by Ayun Halliday aimed at those in their early to mid teenage years. Using textual analysis, we focus on three principal areas of the texts. First, we consider the way in which the allergic character is represented in relation to examples of felt stigma, typified by feelings of shame and rejection, and compare this representation to common stereotypes of disability. Second, we look at the representation of other characters, drawing attention to the way in which stigma is enacted, highlighting acts of overt discrimination. Last, we examine the way in which the event of an allergic reaction is portrayed, considering how this might be used to help children and young people better understand nut allergy and combat the stigma attached to it. Throughout the article we compare the representation of stigma in comics with that depicted in empirical research on children living with nut allergies.

Batman and Robin In the Nude, or Class and Its Exceptions

by Matthew Wolf-Meyer

La guerra de las bestias. Una lectura de la Segunda Guerra Mundial a través de los cómics de animales

by Jose Joaquin Rodriguez Moreno

Publicado en el libro "Los animales en la Historia y la Cultura" (editado por Arturo Morgado García y José Joaquín Rodríguez Moreno), Universidad de Cádiz, 2011.

ESPAÑOL: El presente texto trata sobre la representación de los animales y el mensaje de los mismos en los comic books... more ESPAÑOL: El presente texto trata sobre la representación de los animales y el mensaje de los mismos en los comic books estadounidenses durante el periodo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial: Superhéroes, animales antropomórficos y biblias de Tijuana.

ENGLISH: This text deals with animal representations and messages in American comic books during World War II: Superheroes, Funny Animal and Tijuana Bibles.

Sexualidad y representación de los personajes femeninos durante la Edad de Oro del cómic estadounidense

by Jose Joaquin Rodriguez Moreno

Publicado en la revista digital Tebeosfera, 2012.

ESPAÑOL: Cuando los comic books aparecieron en 1934, no tuvieron excesivo éxito. Sin embargo, pocos años después, se... more ESPAÑOL: Cuando los comic books aparecieron en 1934, no tuvieron excesivo éxito. Sin embargo, pocos años después, se habían transformado en el entretenimiento más popular en los Estados Unidos. El mensaje de estos cómics estaba condicionado por un sistema de producción patriarcal, y transmitió a su público un discurso en el que se explicaba cómo debían de ser y cómo debían de comportarse las mujeres.

ENGLISH: When comic books were born in 1934 they were not a great hit. Nonetheless few years later they were the most popular children entertainment in America. Their message was conditioned for a patriarchal production system, and gave to America a discourse about how woman had to be and to live.

Counterculture, Craftsmanship, and Cyberspace Connectivity: Considerations of Contemporary Feminist Zines in/as/of Art Education.

by Courtney Weida

In Collingwood, S; Quintana, A; & Smith, C (Eds.). Feminist Cyberspaces: Pedagogy in Transition. (pp. 33-50).

This chapter examines the cyberspace presences and digital interplays of contemporary feminist zines in the contexts... more This chapter examines the cyberspace presences and digital interplays of contemporary feminist zines in the contexts of art and art education. Although the peak of zine creations as works on paper may be traced to the 1990s, this form of feminist counterculture has evolved into cyberspace forums and expressions. Zines often include not only email addresses alongside “snail mail” addresses, but also links to pdfs and related web resources. Connecting the handmade craftsmanship and hand-drawn and written techniques of zines with the grassroots connectivity enabled by the web, blogs and other online forums relating to zines or containing zines constitute interesting liminal spaces. At other times, zines may be a sort of feminist protest to male-dominated cyberspace forums. This paper explores potential and problems of zines as extensions of hypertext, the dimensionality of the screen and the page, and various expressions of personal identities via individual craftsmanship. The educational contexts of zines considered in this paper include college classrooms, K-12 teaching, as well as library collections. Recent zines addressing gender, sexuality, and motherhood will be emphasized.

Fearful Symmetry: John Carter and the Struggle of the Individual

by Julian Chambliss

Published at PopMatters.com an international magazine of cultural criticism. PopMatters' scope is broadly cast on all things pop culture, and our content is updated daily, Monday through Friday.  We provide intelligent reviews, engaging interviews, and in-depth essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, sports, theatre, the visual arts, travel, and the Internet.

An commentary on the intersection of history and culture represented by the release of the new film based on Edgar... more An commentary on the intersection of history and culture represented by the release of the new film based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars.

Galicia caníbal: la barbarie galaicca de Quotidianía delirante a" A lingua das bolboretas"

by antonio dominguez leiva

Interplanetary Journal of Comic Art: A Festschrift in Honor of John Lent

by Michael Rhode

Editor

A parody of John Lent's 'International Journal of Comic Art' in honor of his seventieth birthday, with a score of... more A parody of John Lent's 'International Journal of Comic Art' in honor of his seventieth birthday, with a score of contributors, including a back cover by Ralph Steadman. Edited by Michael Rhode.

Freudian, Lacanian and Feminist Analysis of Chester Brown’s Paying For It

by Frederic Derose-Jacques

A Dark Commentary on Our Times?: The Dark Knight Rises, Comics, and the American Mind

by Julian Chambliss

The Eternal Detective

by Julian Chambliss

Commentary on Dick Tracy's 80th anniversary.

"Stan Lee" People entry in Literary Encyclopedia

by Bernice M. Murphy

Hysterische Blicke. Fetische, Freaks und Verschwörungen bei Daniel Clowes.

by Christian Bachmann

In: BRINK das magazin zwischen kunst und wissenschaft 1 (2011), S. 10–13.

»V for Victory!« – »V for Vegetable!« Über Superman, Donald Duck und andere Gärtner des Zweiten Weltkrieges.

by Christian Bachmann

In: Kurt Röttgers/Monika Schmitz-Emans (Hg.): Gärten. Essen: Blaue Eule 2011, S. 143–155.

Nackte Helden und »Faschingsbarbarossas«. ›Hypertrophe‹ Bärte und ›hypertrophe‹ Zeichen – zu Bärten im Comic.

by Christian Bachmann

In: Jörg Scheller/Alexander Schwinghammer (Ed.): Beim Barte. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner (forthcoming) In: Jörg Scheller/Alexander Schwinghammer (Ed.): Beim Barte. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner (forthcoming)

Wonder(ing) Women: Investigating Gender Politics and Art Education within Graphica.

by Courtney Weida

published in 2011 Journal of Visual Culture and Gender 6 (11).

Problems of gender representation persist within many superhero comics, but interventions of critical pedagogy with... more Problems of gender representation persist within many superhero comics, but interventions of critical pedagogy with alternative sources from graphica can address certain inequalities. In this feminist review of graphica, I have selected several examples of contemporary comic books and graphic novels to introduce educators to potential sites of critical feminist public pedagogy. Graphica, if considered as sequential art as well as products of youth and adult subcultures, may be many people’s first literacy experience, and many devotees continue reading comics for their whole lives. My goal in this feminist graphica review is to introduce readers to a spectrum of comic books and graphic novels that are often peripheral to art education, gender studies, and graphica studies.