{"product_id":"comics-studies-charles-hatfield-9780813591421","title":"Comics Studies: A Guidebook","description":"\u003cb\u003eNominee for the 2021 Eisner Awards Best Academic\/Scholarly Work\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the twenty-first century, the field of comics studies has exploded. Scholarship on graphic novels, comic books, comic strips, webcomics, manga, and all forms of comic art has grown at a dizzying pace, with new publications, institutions, and courses springing up everywhere. The field crosses disciplinary and cultural borders and brings together myriad traditions. \u003ci\u003eComics Studies: A Guidebook\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rich but concise introduction to this multifaceted field, authored by leading experts in multiple disciplines. It opens diverse entryways to comics studies, including history, form, audiences, genre, and cultural, industrial, and economic contexts. An invaluable one-stop resource for veteran and new comics scholars alike, this guidebook represents the state of the art in contemporary comics scholarship. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Hatfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813591422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813591421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Charles Hatfield","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47520297255167,"sku":"9780813591421","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff93a17f-73d1-4c44-9a5d-1221fdae2ded.jpg?v=1762884741","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/comics-studies-charles-hatfield-9780813591421","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}