Comics and Culture, Volume 8, 2024
The portrayal of women in comic books, as well as the roles of women in the comic book industry itself, has been controversial since the medium’s beginning. This issue examines stylistic innovations by women comic artists, thematic choices, and the creation of entirely new genres by women authors are also inspected. This 8th volume of the journal is dedicated to comics creator Ramona Fradon, who passed away at 97, two months after retiring.
ISBN: 978-1-935625-85-8
ISSN: 2471-1500
Price: $40
Paperback, 2024
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Comics and Culture, Volume 7, 2022
In the past 40 years, comics have moved from occupying a decidedly lowbrow niche at the margins of pop culture to the center of the popular and critical imagination. Comics—a catch-all term that encompasses monthly comic books, graphic novels and web comics—are embedded in, relate to and comment upon other forms of media like film, painting, and the novel.
ISBN: 978-1-935625-76-6
ISBN-10: 1-935625-76-4
ISSN: 2471-1500
Price: $40
Paperback, 2022
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Comics and Culture, Volume 6, 2021
Volume 6 features articles about the impact immigration and the Asian diaspora has on comics. This peer-reviewed journal was edited for the first time by Dr. Ioana D. Atanassova.
Editor: Dr. Ioana D. Atanassova
ISBN: 978-1-935625-68-1
ISBN-10: 1-935625-69-1
ISSN: 2471-1500
Price: $40
Paperback, 2021
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Comics and Culture Volume 5, 2020
Volume 5 explores the history and current state of the relationship between the US and Franco-Belgian comics markets. This edition of The Journal of Comics and Culture is focused on the connections between French and American comics through translation and inspiration. “In the present-day book market, comics have increasing appeal for both publishers and readers. On both sides of the Atlantic, the longtime demonization of the medium started falling apart in the 1960s… But when the two worlds finally connected, France was a powerful inspiration to America.”
Editor: Jean-Paul Gabilliet
ISBN: 978-1-935625-58-2
ISBN-10: 1-935625-58-6
ISSN: 2471-1500
Price: $40
Paperback, 2020
Comics and Culture Volume 4, 2019
Volume 4 features Antonio De La Garza’s interview of Carl Potts on his forthcoming book, The Flying Column, articles by Steven Thompson, Paul Levitz, and Arie Kaplan, and reviews of comics about World War II in honor of the 75th anniversary.
Editor: Paul Levitz
ISBN: 978-1-935625-43-8
ISBN-10: 1-935625-43-8
ISSN: 2471-1500
Price: $40
Paperback, 2019
Comics and Culture Volume 3, 2018
In this new volume of Journal of Comics and Culture, look for excerpts from Barbara Slate’s You Can Do a Graphic Novel, Michael Uslan and Christopher Maverick on teaching comics, plus a panel discussion featuring Mark Newgarden, Kriota Willberg, Klaus Janson, Phil Jimenez, and Paul Levitz. Also included are reviews of recent books.
Editor: Paul Levitz
ISBN: 978-1-935625-32-2
ISBN-10: 1-935625-32-2
ISSN: 2471-1500
Price: $40
Paperback, 2018
Comics and Culture Volume 2, 2017
The Journal of Comics and Culture studies the comic and graphic novel in conjunction with its impact in and response to popular culture. This journal analyzes and illustrates the growing talents in the field of comics, as well as comics’ origins, impacts, and reflections on American culture as a whole. Volume 2 focuses specifically on the informative theme of Comics in the Margins, featuring articles such as “Autobiography, Documentary, and History in Comics: The Four Immigrants Manga and Citizen 13660” by Lan Dong; and “‘Equally Terrorized’: Rhetorical Irony, Rorty, and In the Shadow of No Towers” by Daniel Lawson. There are several book reviews in volume 2, including Captain Marvel and the Art of Nostalgia by Brian Cremins, and Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon by Ian Gordon. Also included in this volume are short communications revolving around recent monographs, and a review of the 2017 Queers & Comics Conference by Frank Bramlett.
Featured in this volume:
Phil Jimenez
Interviewed by Paul Levitz
Editor: Carol Tilley
Editorial Consultant: Paul Levitz
ISBN: 978-1-935625-24-7
ISBN-10: 1-935625-24-1
ISSN: 2471-1500
Price: $40
Paperback, 2017
Comics and Culture Volume 1, 2016
The premiere volume of The Journal of Comics and Culture features articles on such diverse subjects as the resistance of the female superhero comic fan, comics and the evolving memory of Vietnam, and transtexuality elements in comic books. In addition, the volume features notes on a comic in progress and book reviews of recent notable comic book scholarship.
Editor: Jonathan Gray
ISBN: 978-0-9619518-5-6
ISBN-10: 0-961951-85-0
ISSN: 2471-1500
Price: $40
Paperback, 2016
Comics and Culture Links
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ article in The Atlantic on why he is writing Captain America
Black Panther is Sweeping the Nation
New Yorker review of Black Panther
New Yorker article on the the politics of Black Panther
Works Reviewed in The Journal of Comics and Culture Volume 1
The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill LePore
Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics, 1941-1948 by Noah Berlatsky