{"product_id":"comics-as-philosophy-jeff-mclaughlin-9781604730005","title":"Comics as Philosophy","description":"Contributions by Jeremy Barris, Laura Canis and Paul Canis, Stanford W. Carpenter, Kevin de Laplante, Robert C. Harvey, Terry Kading, Jeff McLaughlin, Amy Kiste Nyberg, Aldo Regalado, Pierre Skilling, and Iain Thomson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the combination of text and images, comic books offer a unique opportunity to explore deep questions about aesthetics, ethics, and epistemology in nontraditional ways. The essays in this collection focus on a wide variety of genres, from mainstream superhero comics, to graphic novels of social realism, to European adventure classics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluded among the contributions are essays on existentialism in Daniel Clowes's graphic novel \u003ci\u003eGhost World\u003c\/i\u003e, ecocriticism in Paul Chadwick's long-running \u003ci\u003eConcrete\u003c\/i\u003e series, and political philosophies in Hergé's perennially popular \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Tintin\u003c\/i\u003e. Modern political concerns inform Terry Kading's discussion of how superhero comics have responded to 9\/11 and how the genre reflects the anxieties of the contemporary world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEssayists also explore the issues surrounding the development and appreciation of comics. Amy Kiste Nyberg examines the rise of the Comics Code, using it as a springboard for discussing the ethics of censorship and child protection in America. Stanford W. Carpenter uses interviews to analyze how a team of Marvel artists and writers reimagined the origin of one of Marvel's most iconic superheroes, Captain America. Throughout, essayists in \u003ci\u003eComics as Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e show how well the form can be used by its artists and its interpreters as a means of philosophical inquiry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff McLaughlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1604730005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781604730005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.62w x 0.67d","brand":"Jeff McLaughlin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124984967423,"sku":"9781604730005","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_45f5c209-9e40-4e05-a234-de64bc427232.jpg?v=1687439958","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/comics-as-philosophy-jeff-mclaughlin-9781604730005","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}