Book chapter
Comics
The Oxford Handbook of Science Fiction
Oxford Handbooks of Literature, Oxford University Press
11/01/2014
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199838844.013.0017
Abstract
This chapter summarizes the history of science fiction comics from early newspaper comic strips through comic books up to recent graphic novels. Noting that science fiction comics are prominent in many national traditions, such as Japanese manga, it argues that the formal elements of comics have played a specific role in the construction of fandom, and that these elements can play a distinctive role in the representation of tropes and icons central to the science fiction genre. Overall, the chapter argues that comics have maintained a more significant and persistent role in the history of science fiction than is commonly recognized.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Comics
- Creators
- Corey Creekmur - University of Iowa
- Contributors
- Rob Latham (Editor) - University of California, Riverside
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- The Oxford Handbook of Science Fiction
- Series
- Oxford Handbooks of Literature
- DOI
- 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199838844.013.0017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Cinematic Arts; International Programs; Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies; English
- Record Identifier
- 9984272137102771
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