Comic Book Fanthropology (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780615336206)

Comic Book Fanthropology examines the questions of who and what comic fans are. What prompts them to join fandom in the first place, and why do they so often choose to remain a part of it throughout their lives? The specifics of comic fandom have changed since its hesitant beginnings in the 1920s and '30s, but the fans themselves have not. Whether they're interested in superheroes or in shōjo manga, whether they express themselves in letter columns or through costuming, whether they enjoy minicomics or webcomics, Comic Book Fanthropology explains who they are.

Author: Sean Kleefeld
ISBN-10: 0615336205
ISBN-13: 9780615336206
Publisher: Eight Twenty Press
Language: English
Published: 04/05/2011
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d