Komiks comic art in Russia - Alaniz, José 1968- (University Press of Mississippi, 2010)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction : Komiks agonistes -- Part I. Historical background : Lubok and the prerevolutionary era -- Comics during the Soviet era -- The rebirth of the Russian comics -- Russian comics' second wave -- Part II. Close readings : ArtKomiks in the museum -- New komiks for the new Russians -- Autobiography in post-Soviet Russian comics: the case of Nikolai Maslov -- "I want": women in post-Soviet Russian comics -- Conclusion: Impolitic thoughts
Drawing on archival research, interviews with major artists and publishers, and close readings of numerous seminal works, this book presents an intelligent and groundbreaking exploration of Russia's rich, but until now overlooked and misunderstood comics heritage