Cultures of comics work. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Casey Brienza, Paddy Johnston.
• Editors: Brienza, Casey; Johnston, Paddy
• Contents: Introduction: Understanding comics work -- For the love of the craft : industry, identity, and Australian comics -- Between art and the underground : from corporate to collaborative comics in India -- Making comics as artisans : comic book production in Colombia -- Nuestro Futuro ¿Hombres Libres, O Esclavos? : imagining US-Mexican cooperation against the Axis powers in a World War II propaganda comic -- Recognizing comics as Brazilian national popular culture : CETPA and the debates over comics professional identities (1961-1964) -- From Turtles to Topatoco : a brief history of comic book production in the pioneer valley -- The case of the missing author : toward an anatomy of collaboration in comics -- Drawing fatherhood : the working father figure in the autobiographical graphic novels of Guy Delisle -- Under the radar : John Porcellino's King-Cat comics and self-publishing as cultural work -- Bearing witness and telling it how it is : dialogue and collaboration in the creation of Dans les griffes de la vipère -- Negotiating artistic identity in comics collaboration -- To the studio! Comic book artists : the next generation and the occupational imaginary of comics work -- Gatekeeping in comics publishing : a practical guide to gatekeeping research -- Toward maturity : analyzing the Spanish comics industry through a comparison of national graphic novels and Gafotaku-oriented manga -- The tail that ways the dog : the impact of distribution on the development and direction of the American comic book industry -- Reconfiguring the power structure of the comic book field : crowdfunding and the use of social networks -- "A Fumetto, a comic, and a BD walk into a bar ..." : the translation of humor in comics -- Subcultural clusters and blurry boundaries : considering Art worlds and Fields of cultural production through localized manga production in Hungary.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 741.5/9 306.091; Comic books, strips, etc -- Publishing; Culture -- Study and teaching; Arts; ART -- Techniques -- Drawing; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; Arts; Comic books, strips, etc -- Publishing; Culture -- Study and teaching; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137550903; 1137550902; 1137554770; 9781137554772
• Related ISBNs: 9781137554772
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.