Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-175) and index
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Comix, comic shops, and the rise of alternative comics, post 1968 -- An art of tensions -- A broader canvas -- "I made that whole thing up!" -- Irony and self-reflexivity in autobiographical comics -- Whither the graphic novel?
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Examines long-form comics, focusing on the graphic novel, to argue that comics are a fundamental literary form and studies alternative comics as both a literary genre and a cultural phenomenon
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Alternative comics.
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Alternative comics.
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Underground comic books, strips, etc.-- United States-- History and criticism