Kukkonen, Karin,  1980- <br/><br/>
Studying comics and graphic novels / 
Karin Kukkonen. 
 - viii, 182 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: how to use this book -- What's in a page: close-reading comics -- The way comics tell it: narration and narrators -- Narrating minds and bodies: autobiographical comics -- Novels and graphic novels: adaptations -- Comics and their history -- The study and criticism of comics -- Conclusion: comics as literature -- Appendix: more comics and graphic novels to read. 
<br/><br/> This introduction to studying comics and graphic novels is a structured guide to a popular topic. It deploys new cognitive methods of textual analysis and features activities and exercises throughout. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Text in English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781118499931 (cloth) 9781118499924 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013015566 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Comic books, strips, etc.--History and criticism.<br/>Graphic novels--History and criticism.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN6710  / .K84 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>741.59/K95