[Comicsstudiessociety] IJOCA book for review in USA - Children's and Young Adult Comics

[Mike Rhode]

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Children's and Young Adult Comics *By: Gwen Athene Tarbox
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Published: 04-16-2020
Format: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Extent: 200
ISBN: 9781350009196
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Series: Bloomsbury Comics Studies
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Illustrations: 10 bw illus
Dimensions: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
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About Children's and Young Adult Comics

A complete critical guide to the history, form and contexts of the
genre, *Children's
and Young Adult Comics *helps readers explore how comics have engaged with
one of their most crucial audiences.

In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers such topics
as:

- The history of comics for children and young adults, from early cartoon
strips to the rise of comics as mainstream children's literature
- Cultural contexts – from the Comics Code Authority to graphic novel
adaptations of popular children's texts such as Neil Gaiman's *Coraline*
- Key texts – from familiar favourites like *Peanuts *and *Archie Comics *to
YA graphic novels such as Gene Luen Yang's *American Born Chinese *and
hybrid works including the *Diary of a Wimpy Kid* series
- Important theoretical and critical approaches to studying children's and
young adult comics

* Children's and Young Adult Comics *includes a glossary of crucial
critical terms and a lengthy resources section to help students and readers
develop their understanding of these genres and pursue independent study.
Table of contents

*1 Introduction: “Comics Are the Language of the Future”*
The educative potential of comics
The relationship between children's literature and children's comics
Features of this book

*2 Historical Overview*
The parallel development of children's literature and children's comics
The anti-comics crusade
The influencers: *Archie* and *Peanuts*
The second golden age of children's literature
>From manga to mainstream

*3 Social and Cultural Impact*
Diversity and intersectionality
Fan culture and author/reader interactions
Censorship and age designations

*4 Critical Uses*
Thematic concerns of children's literature
Formal concerns particular to the comics medium
Case study: closure and layout
Case study: repetition and braiding
Case study: wordless comics and hybrid formats
Case study: image/text relationships
Case study: focalization and point of view
Case study: line style and color
Case study: manga
Bringing it all together: writing about comics

*5 Key Texts*
Adaptation
Historical Nonfiction
Informational Texts
Memoir
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Mystery


Glossary
Resources
Index
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