Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels: A History of Graphic Narratives

Illustrations Preface Introduction 1. The Language of Graphic Narratives     Narrative Art before Writing     Literacy and Narrative Art     Single-Frame Narrative Art     Multiple-Frame Narrative Art 2. Popular Prints and Caricature     Popular Prints in China     European Medieval and Renaissance Popular Press     The Invention of Caricature 3. Picture Stories     Graphic Narratives in Japan     Early Graphic Narratives in Britain     British Masters of Caricature     Rodolphe Töpffer's Picture Stories 4. Modern Art Graphic Narratives     Blake's Illuminated Printing     Goya's Los Caprichos     Printmaking Becomes an Art     Expressionist "Wordless Books"     Surrealist Narratives     Charlotte Salomon's Life? or Theatre? 5. Humor Magazines     French Caricature Magazines     British Caricature Magazines     Blood and Thunder     Illustrated Children's Literature     British Comic Magazines     Comic Magazines in the United States 6. Comics in the Era of "Yellow Journalism"     The Color Sunday Supplement     Daily Comics and the Origins of Continuity Strips     The Impact of Animation on Comics 7. Graphic Narratives in Asia     The Hindu Heroes of Indian Comics     Populist Graphic Narratives of Modern China     The Chinese Communist Party and the Expansion of Print Propaganda     Japanese Modernization and the Invention of Manga 8. The Superhero and the Comic Book     Adventure Comics in Newspapers     The Golden Age of Comic Books     American Comics and Cinema 9. Mainstream American Comics, Post-World War II     Romance and Horror Comics     The Anticomics Crusades     "Silver Age" Comics     Direct Market Sales to Comic Shops     The Death of Superman 10. Post-World War II Manga     Osamu Tezuka, the God of Manga     The Rise of Girls' Manga     Amerimanga and Scanlations 11. Post-World War II Art Graphic Narratives     Pop Art     Imagined Worlds     Art Comics     Comic Art Exhibitions 12. The Return of Graphic Narratives for Adults     MAD, from Comic to Magazine     The Underground Press     The Air Pirates and Disney     Bande Dessinée Albums for Adults     Funny Animals and Creator's Rights     Autobiographical Comics     RAW Magazine and the Rise of Alternative Comics     Nonfiction Comics 13. Digital Comics     Digital Tools     Digitized Comics     Do-It-Yourself Comics     Web Comics     Changes to Reading Cultures Notes Glossary Index