{"product_id":"petrochemical-fantasies-daniel-worden-9780814259184","title":"Petrochemical Fantasies: The Art and Energy of American Comics","description":"\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003ePetrochemical Fantasies, \u003c\/i\u003e Daniel Worden reveals the entwined history of comics and fossil fuels in the United States. From the 1840s to the present, comics have depicted the power, pollution, and rapid expansion of energy systems--especially the explosive growth of coal and oil. In the 1930s, some of the first comic books were the gas station giveaways \u003ci\u003eGulf Funny Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStandard Oil Comics\u003c\/i\u003e. And in recent years, comics have become one of the major sites for visualizing life after oil, a striking reversal of the medium's early boosterism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Surveying the work of acclaimed artists such as Nell Brinkley, George Herriman, Jack Kirby, Winsor McCay, and R. F. Outcault and recovering little-known works, Worden advances a new history of American comics in the Anthropocene. From late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century editorial cartoons and superhero comics that visualize our modern energy culture to contemporary comics grappling with climate crises, \u003ci\u003ePetrochemical Fantasies\u003c\/i\u003e places comics, environmental humanities, and energy studies in conversation with each other to unearth the crucial but overlooked history of comics' place in US energy culture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Worden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814259189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814259184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Daniel Worden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46052506206463,"sku":"9780814259184","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ccd5f8ed-eff1-4983-a73a-7ead2ebb5016.jpg?v=1723556580","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/petrochemical-fantasies-daniel-worden-9780814259184","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}