Arresting development : comics at the boundaries of literature

Arresting development : comics at the boundaries of literature / Christopher Pizzino.

Mainstream narratives of the graphic novel's development describe the form's "coming of age," its maturation from pulp infancy to literary adulthood. In "Arresting Development," Christopher Pizzino questions these established narratives, arguing that the medium's h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pizzino, Christopher (Author)
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Series:World comics and graphic nonfiction series.
Subjects:
Comic books, strips, etc. > History and criticism.
The Dr. Mark D. Nevins '86 Collection for the Study of Comics and Graphic Novels
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : From the basement
  • Coming of age : the problem of the Bildungsroman
  • Autoclastic icons : picturing illegitimacy
  • Pop art comics : Frank Miller
  • The scandal of pleasure : Alison Bechdel
  • Rolling in the gutter : Charles Burns
  • Blood and fire : Gilbert Hernandez
  • Conclusion : On becoming a comics scholar.

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