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Not Just for Children - The Mexican Comic Book in the Late 1960s and 1970s

English · Hardback

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This pioneering study presents an overview of the Mexican comic book industry, together with in-depth studies of the best selling Mexican comic books of the 1960s and 1970s. Most of the popular superhero, adventure, humor, romance, political, detective, and Western comic books are described and analyzed in detail, and then discussed in terms of how they reflect both Mexican and United States cultures. The study concludes with a critical discussion of the media imperialism hypothesis' applicability to the Mexican comic book.

The comic book is Mexico's most popular print medium, read by all ages and socio-economic groups. Many may be surprised to learn that, in Mexico, Mexican comic books far outsell U.S. comic books in Spanish translation. The Mexican comic book is not a clone of its U.S. model, but rather a hybrid product that mixes U.S. forms and conventions with Mexican content. This work is a major contribution to the understanding of contemporary Mexican culture.

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Preface
Mexican Comic Books: Their Production and Consumption
KaliMÁn
Lágrimas, risas y amor
Rius' Los supermachos and Los agachados
Post-Rius Los supermachos
Chanoc
El Payo
La familla burrón
La novela policiaca
Conclusion
Select Bibliography
Index


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Harold E. Hinds, Charles M. Tatum

Summary

This pioneering study presents an overview of the Mexican comic book industry, together with in-depth studies of the best selling Mexican comic books of the 1960s and 1970s. Many may be surprised to learn that, in Mexico, Mexican comic books far outsell U.S. comic books in Spanish translation.

Product details

Authors Harold Hinds, Harold E. Hinds, Charles Tatum, Charles M. Tatum
Publisher Praeger
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 31.12.2019
 
EAN 9780313254673
ISBN 978-0-313-25467-3
No. of pages 272
Dimensions 161 mm x 240 mm x 19 mm
Weight 575 g
Series Contributions to the Study of
Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture
Subjects Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire
Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)

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