Spanish Comics

<p> Spanish comics represent an exciting and diverse field yet one that is often overlooked outside of Spain. <em>Spanish Comics</em> offers an overview on contemporary scholarship on Spanish comics focusing on a wide range of comics dating from the Francoist dictatorship 1939-1975; the Political Transition 1970-1985; and Democratic Spain since the early 1980s including the emergence of the graphic novel in 2000. Touching on themes of memory gender regional identities and history the chapters in this collection demonstrate the historical and cultural significance of Spanish comics.</p>