{"product_id":"philosophy-of-comics-sam-cowling-9781350098459","title":"Philosophy of Comics: An Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat exactly are comics? Can they be art, literature, or even pornography? How should we understand the characters, stories, and genres that shape them?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThinking about comics raises a bewildering range of questions about representation, narrative, and value. \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Comics \u003c\/i\u003eis an introduction to these philosophical questions. In exploring the history and variety of the comics medium, Sam Cowling and Wesley D. Cray chart a path through the emerging field of the philosophy of comics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing from a diverse range of forms and genres and informed by case studies of classic comics such as \u003ci\u003eWatchmen, Tales from the Crypt, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFun Home, \u003c\/i\u003eCowling and Cray explore ethical, aesthetic, and ontological puzzles, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - What does it take to create-or destroy-a fictional character like Superman?\u003cbr\u003e- Can all comics be adapted into films, or are some comics impossible to adapt?\u003cbr\u003e- Is there really a genre of \"superhero comics\"?\u003cbr\u003e- When are comics obscene, pornographic, and why does it matter? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At a time of rapidly growing interest in graphic storytelling, this is an ideal introduction to the philosophy of comics and some of its most central and puzzling questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sam Cowling, Wesley Cray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350098450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350098459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023","brand":"Sam Cowling","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944182350079,"sku":"9781350098459","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5029b434-09a2-4edf-a5b3-6fbca7df5064.jpg?v=1681502269","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/philosophy-of-comics-sam-cowling-9781350098459","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}