{"product_id":"visions-of-the-future-in-francesco-alessio-ursini-9781476668017","title":"Visions of the Future in Comics: International Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003e Across generations and genres, comics have imagined different views of the future, from unattainable utopias to worrisome dystopias. These presaging narratives can be read as reflections of their authors' (and readers') hopes, fears and beliefs about the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This collection of new essays explores the creative processes in comics production that bring plausible futures to the page. The contributors investigate portrayals in different stylistic traditions--manga, bande desinees--from a variety of theoretical perspectives. The picture that emerges documents the elaborate storylines and complex universes comics creators have been crafting for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francesco-Alessio Ursini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476668019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476668017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Francesco-Alessio Ursini","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079390720255,"sku":"9781476668017","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c848aed8-744a-458e-a7f7-f500327629cd.jpg?v=1685480870","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/visions-of-the-future-in-francesco-alessio-ursini-9781476668017","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}