Title: The Philosophy of Comics: What They Are, How They Work, and Why They Matter
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Publication Date: 2023
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0190845430
ISBN 13: 9780190845438
Binding: Paperback / softback
Illustrator: Shaffert, Kurt F.
Condition: New
Weight: 338 grams

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The Philosophy of Comics provides a ground-breaking, illustrated introduction to the study of comics and graphic novels, advancing the field of comics studies by attending to some of its most notable problems. Henry John Pratt examines a treatment of the history of comics, the contrast between comics and cartoons, the tenuous place of comics in the art world, and what it is to be a comic in the first place.

About the Author

Henry John Pratt is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Marist College. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Ohio State University. His published work focuses on popular art forms such as comics and film.

Kurt F. Shaffert is an American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Fergie. Known as the "Cartooning Chaplain," Shaffert is the first Will Eisner Fellow in Applied Cartooning with the Center for Cartoon Studies and is the co-founder of Pearl Press.

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