Vertigo Comics - British Creators, US Editors, and the 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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Isabelle Licari-Guillaume
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.2024
• EAN: 9780367672782
• ISBN: 978-0-367-67278-2
• No. of pages: 164
• Weight: 340 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Advances in Comics Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; 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