Girls and Their Comics: Finding a Female Voice in Comic Book Narrative

by Jacqueline Danziger-Russell

This book discusses the overall history of the comic book, paying special attention to girls' comics, showing how such works relate to a female point of view. While examining the concept of visual literacy, Jacqueline Danziger-Russell asserts that comics are an excellent space in which the marginalized voices of girls may be expressed. This volume also includes a chapter on manga (Japanese comics), which explores the genesis of girls' comics in Japan...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810883759
• ISBN13: 9780810883758
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher