{"product_id":"queer-comics-1","title":"Queer Comics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn international and intersectional introduction mapping the history, impact, key critical issues and seminal texts of the genre, \u003ci\u003eQueer Comics\u003c\/i\u003e looks at queer creators and queer content in graphic narratives beyond .\u003c\/b\u003e Not advocating for a canon but instead offering new avenues for exploration beyond what has thus far been very US-focused, this book surveys the queer experience, looks at the genre as a queering of an already queer medium and dives into how it can speak to all communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccessible and inclusive in the easy-to-navigate structure of the Bloomsbury Comics Studies series, the book covers: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- A broader cultural landscape beyond American underground comix including manga, pornography, Tijuana Bibles, contemporary webcomics, zines, children''s and YA comics and adult graphic memoirs.\u003cbr\u003e- key texts by creators such as Alison Bechdel, Howard Cruise, Yamaji Ebine, Crystal Frasier, Megan Rose Gedris, Kay O''Neill, Jem Yoshioka and Tab Kimpton among many others\u003cbr\u003e- Themes from censorship, stereotypes and queer coding to explicit material and reclaiming the queer monster\u003cbr\u003e- Critical ideas linked to the genre, including visibility and erasure, binaries, self and mainstream publishing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking a lead from queer and comics studies, the book also features a glossary of crucial terms and resources for further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57503653855605,"sku":"9781350477094","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/queer-comics-1","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}