"Examining a wide range of comics and graphic novels -- including works by creators such as Will Eisner, Leela Corman, Neil Gaiman, Art Spiegelman, Sarah Glidden and Joe Sacco -- this book explores how comics writers and artists have tackled major issues of Jewish identity and culture. With cha...

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Weitere Verfasser:	Royal, Derek Parker 1963- (HerausgeberIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London ; Oxford ; New York ; New Delhi ; Sydney Bloomsbury 2016
Schlagworte:	Comic books, strips, etc / History and criticism Jews in popular culture Comic books, strips, etc / Social aspects Comic strip characters / History Heroes / Comic books, strips, etc Jews in literature Comic Juden Graphic Novel Aufsatzsammlung
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Zusammenfassung:	"Examining a wide range of comics and graphic novels -- including works by creators such as Will Eisner, Leela Corman, Neil Gaiman, Art Spiegelman, Sarah Glidden and Joe Sacco -- this book explores how comics writers and artists have tackled major issues of Jewish identity and culture. With chapters written by leading and emerging scholars in contemporary comic book studies, Visualizing Jewish Narrative highlights the ways in which Jewish comics have handled such topics as: Biography, autobiography, and Jewish identity Gender and sexuality Genre - from superheroes to comedy The Holocaust The Israel-Palestine conflict Sources in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish myth Visualizing Jewish Narrative also includes a foreword by Danny Fingeroth, former editor of the Spider-Man line and author of Superman on the Couch and Disguised as Clark Kent."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 294 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:	9781474248822 9781474248815 9781474248808
DOI:	10.5040/9781474248822