Vertigo Comics - British Creators, Us Editors, Making of a Transformational Imprint

This book explores the so-called "British Invasion" of DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, which played an important role in redefining the mainstream comics industry in the US during the early 1990s.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: British Writers and the Vertigo Imprint; 2. DC, the British Invasion, and the Pre-Vertigo years (1976-1993); 3. The Birth and Growth of Vertigo (1993-2019); 4. Building the Imprint’s Identity; 5. Imagining Nations; 6. Masks, Monsters, and Magic Words; 7. Conclusion: Beyond Vertigo

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Isabelle Licari-Guillaume is Lecturer in Anglophone Studies at Université Côte d'Azur, France. She specialises in the study of popular culture and graphic narratives.

Zusammenfassung

This book explores the so-called "British Invasion" of DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint, which played an important role in redefining the mainstream comics industry in the US during the early 1990s.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Isabelle Licari-Guillaume, Isabelle (University of Nice Cot Licari-Guillaume
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 08.10.2024
• EAN: 9780367672782
• ISBN: 978-0-367-67278-2
• Seiten: 164
• Serie: Routledge Advances in Comics Studies
• Themen: Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Einzelne Wirtschaftszweige, Branchen; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, Reference works, Graphic novels: history & criticism, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Reference, Guides & Companions