{"product_id":"art-history-for-comics-past-present-and-potential-futures-hardcover","title":"Art History for Comics: Past, Present and Potential Futures - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Horton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaggie Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book looks at comics through the lens of Art History, examining the past influence of art-historical methodologies on comics scholarship to scope how they can be applied to Comics Studies in the present and future. It unearths how early comics scholars deployed art-historical approaches, including stylistic analysis, iconography, Cultural History and the social history of art, and proposes how such methodologies, updated in light of disciplinary developments within Art History, could be usefully adopted in the study of comics today. Through a series of indicative case studies of British and American comics like \u003ci\u003eEagle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mighty Thor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e2000AD\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEscape \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHeartbreak Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, it argues that art-historical methods better address overlooked aspects of visual and material form. Bringing Art History back into the interdisciplinary nexus of comics scholarship raises some fundamental questions about the categories, frameworks and values underlying contemporary Comics Studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book looks at comics through the lens of Art History, examining the past influence of art-historical methodologies on comics scholarship to scope how they can be applied to Comics Studies in the present and future. It unearths how early comics scholars deployed art-historical approaches, including stylistic analysis, iconography, Cultural History and the social history of art, and proposes how such methodologies, updated in light of disciplinary developments within Art History, could be usefully adopted in the study of comics today. Through a series of indicative case studies of British and American comics like \u003ci\u003eEagle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mighty Thor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e2000AD\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEscape \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHeartbreak Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, it argues that art-historical methods better address overlooked aspects of visual and material form. Bringing Art History back into the interdisciplinary nexus of comics scholarship raises some fundamental questions about the categories, frameworks and values underlying contemporary Comics Studies.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Horton \u003c\/b\u003eis Reader in Graphic Communication at the University of the Arts London, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaggie Gray \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Lecturer in Critical \u0026amp; Historical Studies at Kingston University, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Horton\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Graphic Communication and a founder member of the Comics Research Hub (CoRH!!) at the University of the Arts London, UK. He is associate editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Graphic Novels and Comics\u003c\/i\u003e and his research focuses on comic books, graphic design and illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaggie Gray\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Critical \u0026amp; Historical Studies at Kingston University, UK, specializing in comics, cartooning, and visual narrative. She is author of \u003ci\u003eAlan Moore, Out from the Underground: Cartooning, Performance and Dissent \u003c\/i\u003e(Palgrave Macmillan, 2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 241\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457736753405,"sku":"9783031073526","price":96.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/M29UYnI2b2JzTDkrRTJIVXo4bXlDQT09.webp?v=1777243036","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/art-history-for-comics-past-present-and-potential-futures-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}