INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS
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UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI
BIOGRAPHIX SC CHESTER BROWN
(W) Patrick L Hamilton (A) Chester Brown
Best known for his alternative comics, Chester Brown (b. 1960) is one of the most acclaimed and influential cartoonists of the last half century. Characterized by often minimalist art and unconventional themes, comics such as Yummy Fur, Ed the Happy Clown, I Never Liked You, Louis Riel, and Paying for It have consistently pushed boundaries and confronted taboos. This first biography provides a critical account of Brown's life and career, highlighting his role in the evolving comics landscape and tracing his journey from self-publishing minicomics on the streets of Toronto to creating award-winning graphic novels. (STL361064) (C: 0-1-1)
Biography, SC, 6x9, 144pgs, PC SRP: $20.00
SUPERHERO BLOCKBUSTER ADAPTATION STYLE & MEANING SC
(W) James Taylor
The Superhero Blockbuster: Adaptation, Style, and Meaning builds an innovative framework for analyzing one of the most prominent genres in twenty-first-century Hollywood. In combining theories of adaptation with close textual analysis, James C. Taylor provides a set of analytical tools with which to undertake nuanced exploration of superhero blockbusters’ meanings. This deep understanding of the films attends to historical, sociopolitical, and industrial contexts and also illuminates key ways in which the superhero genre has contributed to the development of the Hollywood blockbuster. (STL361065) (C: 0-1-1)
Cultural History, SC, 6x9, 280pgs, B&W SRP: $30.00