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The Narratology of Comic Art

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 23:55:18 +0000

By placing comics in a lively dialogue with contemporary narrative theory, The Narratology of Comic Art builds a systematic theory of narrative comics, going beyond the typical focus on the Anglophone tradition.

Price: $249.99

Exploring Ecological Issues in Graphic Narratives

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:27:03 +0000

This book positions graphic storytelling at the intersection of ecocriticism, environmental justice, and Comics Studies. It argues that ecological catastrophe is not only a scientific or policy crisis but also a crisis of representation, set against the backdrop of climate change, biodiversity ..

Price: $233.99

The Art of Daniel Clowes (Modern Cartoonist)

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:46:20 +0000

Throughout his 25-year career, alternative cartoonist/screenwriter Daniel Clowes has always been ahead of artistic and cultural movements. In the late 1980s his groundbreaking comic book series Eightball defined indie culture with wit, venom, and even a little sympathy. With each succe..

Price: $40.00

Comics and Videogames (From Hybrid Medialities to Transmedia Expansions)

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:24:26 +0000

Comics and Videogames offers the first comprehensive study of the many interfaces shaping the relationship between comics and videogames. It combines in-depth conceptual investigations of hybridity and transmedia storytelling with a rich selection of paradigmatic case studies from cont..

Price: $233.99

The picture politics of Sir Francis Carruthers Gould (Britain's pioneering political cartoonist)

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:37:17 +0000

This is the first major study of Britain’s pioneering graphic satirist, Sir Francis Carruthers Gould (1844–1925), the first staff political cartoonist on a daily newspaper in Britain, and the first of his kind to be knighted. Written by the distinguished media historian, Colin Seymour-Ure, it is e..

Price: $130.00

Queer Temporality and Chronotopia in Comics

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:41:43 +0000

Queer Temporality and Chronotopia in Comics examines how queerness reshapes comics time and how heteronormative linearity conditions narrative design. Bringing queer theory into dialogue with comics studies, it charts the possibilities of non-linear chronology for storytelling.

Price: $233.99

Savage Dragon Compendium Volume 2

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:01:25 +0000

Savage Dragon’s formative years get the compendium treatment in this second massive volume as Dragon grapples with the return of Overlord, the resurgence of the Vicious Circle, and the revenge of Darklord. By the end of this earth-shattering epic, the world as we knew it will be dead, with a start..

Price: $64.99

The Routledge Introduction to Canadian Comics

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:47:04 +0000

The Routledge Introduction to Canadian Comics is a book for the aspiring comics scholar interested in the unique socio-cultural and literary development of comics as an art form in Canada.

Price: $233.99

The Routledge Companion to Gender, Violence and Popular Culture

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:16:01 +0000

This companion examines gender and violence across popular culture. Over 50 scholars explore film, TV, games, music, social media, and more. Essential for Gender Studies, Media, and Cultural Studies.

Price: $350.00

Scotland Vol. 2 - Episode 2

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:27:41 +0000

Kathy Austin works for British Intelligence just after World War Two and travels the world to investigate unexplained phenomena – for aliens walk amongst us! After Kenya, Namibia, and Amazonia, the second volume of the fourth season.

Kathy Austin’s hopes of tak..

Price: $12.95