{"product_id":"9781137554772","title":"Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePalgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBrienza, Casey; Johnston, Paddy\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anthology explores tensions between the individualistic artistic ideals and the collective industrial realities of contemporary cultural production with eighteen all-new chapters presenting pioneering empirical research on the complexities and controversies of comics work.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eArt Spiegelman. Alan Moore. Osamu Tezuka. Neil Gaiman. Names such as these have become synonymous with the medium of comics. Meanwhile, the large numbers of people without whose collective action no comic book would ever exist in the first place are routinely overlooked. \u003ci\u003eCultures of Comics Work\u003c\/i\u003e unveils this hidden, global industrial labor of writers, illustrators, graphic designers, letterers, editors, printers, typesetters, publicists, publishers, distributors, translators, retailers, and countless others both directly and indirectly involved in the creative production of what is commonly thought of as the comic book. Drawing upon diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives, an international and interdisciplinary cohort of cutting-edge researchers and practitioners intervenes in debates about cultural work and paves innovative directions for comics scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-12-21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781137554772\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-137-55090-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 308\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44752444293260,"sku":"9781137554772","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781137554772.jpg?v=1779942138","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781137554772","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}