| Kid Comic Strips: A Genre Across Four Countries 2017 Edition Contributor(s): Gordon, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1137561971 ISBN-13: 9781137561978 Publisher: Palgrave Pivot OUR PRICE: $56.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Social Science | Popular Culture - Literary Criticism | Children's & Young Adult Literature |
| Dewey: 741.59 |
| LCCN: 2016956661 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.72 lbs) 94 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book looks at the humor that artists and editors believed would have appeal in four different countries. Ian Gordon explains how similar humor played out in comic strips across different cultures and humor styles. By examining Skippy and Ginger Meggs, the book shows a good deal of similarities between American and Australian humor while establishing some distinct differences. In examining the French translation of Perry Winkle, the book explores questions of language and culture. By shifting focus to a later period and looking at the American and British comics entitled Dennis the Menace, two very different comics bearing the same name, Kid Comic Strips details both differences in culture and traditions and the importance of the type of reader imagined by the artist. |