Stap Me! the British Newspaper Strip
Author : Denis Gifford
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 38,91 MB
Release : 1971-01-01
Category : British comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : 9780852631034
Author : Denis Gifford
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 38,91 MB
Release : 1971-01-01
Category : British comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : 9780852631034
Author : Adam Twycross
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,59 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 3031612132
Author : Eric Partridge
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 28,48 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Americanisms
ISBN : 0812885368
Author : James Chapman
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 33,72 MB
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1861899629
Arguing that British comics are distinct from their international counterparts, a unique showcase of the major role they have played in the imaginative lives of British youth—and some adults. In this entertaining cultural history of British comic papers and magazines, James Chapman shows how comics were transformed in the early twentieth century from adult amusement to imaginative reading matter for children. Beginning with the first British comic, Ally Sloper—known as “A Selection, Side-splitting, Sentimental, and Serious, for the Benefit of Old Boys, Young Boys, Odd Boys generally, and even Girls”—British Comics goes on to describe the heyday of comics in the 1950s and ’60s, when titles such as School Friend and Eagle sold a million copies a week. Chapman also analyzes the major genres, including schoolgirl fantasies and sports and war stories for boys; the development of a new breed of violent comics in the 1970s, including the controversial Action and 2000AD; and the attempt by American publisher, Marvel, to launch a new hero for the British market in the form of Captain Britain. Considering the work of important contemporary comic writers such as Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Ian Edginton, Warren Ellis, and Garth Ennis, Chapman’s history comes right up to the present and takes in adult-oriented comics such as Warrior, Crisis, Deadline,and Revolver, and alternative comics such as Viz. Through a look at the changing structure of the comic publishing industry and how comic publishers, writers, and artists have responded to the tastes of their consumers, Chapman ultimately argues that British comics are distinctive and different from American, French, and Japanese comics. An invaluable reference for all comic collectors and fans in Britain and beyond, British Comics showcases the major role comics have played in the imaginative lives of readers young and old.
Author : Eric Partridge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 28,6 MB
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1134929994
New cover design - all titles in the Partridge collection now have the same style covers. Group shot of titles will be made available, together with an order form The first edition had life sales of over 19000 copies (hardback), the second edition sold out after selling 6000 copies (hardback) and the paperback has sold nearly 5000 copies in 2 editions
Author : Eric Partridge
Publisher : Scarborough House
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 33,9 MB
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1461660408
A catch phrase is a well-known, frequently-used phrase or saying that has `caught on' or become popular over along period of time. It is often witty or philosophical and this Dictionary gathers together over 7,000 such phrases.
Author : Randall William Scott
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 17,13 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN :
This bibliography collects, organizes, and annotates the most important information sources in the comics area: books, periodicals, and library collections.
Author : NA NA
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1555 pages
File Size : 25,1 MB
Release : 2016-03-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1349036501
Author : David Linton
Publisher : London ; New York : Mansell
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 31,42 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Author : Denis Gifford
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,97 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN :