Concise Dictionary of Comics

Written in straightforward jargon-free language <i>A Concise Dictionary of Comics </i>guides students researchers readers and educators of all ages and at all levels of comics expertise. It provides them with a dictionary that doubles as a compendium of comics scholarship. <p/> <i>A Concise Dictionary of Comics </i>provides clear and informative definitions for each term. It includes twenty-five witty illustrations and pairs most defined terms with references to books articles book chapters and other relevant critical sources. All references are dated and listed in an extensive up-to-date bibliography of comics scholarship. Each term is also categorized according to type in an index of thematic groupings. This organization serves as a pedagogical aid for teachers and students learning about a specific facet of comics studies and as a research tool for scholars who are unfamiliar with a particular term but know what category it falls into. These features make<i> A Concise Dictionary of Comics </i>especially useful for critics students teachers and researchers and a vital reference to anyone else who wants to learn more about comics.