Philosophy of Comics: An Introduction

Cowling, Sam, and Wesley D. Cray

ISBN 10: 1350098450 ISBN 13: 9781350098459

Published by Bloomsbury, 2022

Language: English

Condition: New Soft cover

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Title

Philosophy of Comics: An Introduction

Publisher

Bloomsbury

Publication Date

2022

Language

English

ISBN 10

1350098450

ISBN 13

9781350098459

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

New

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What exactly are comics? Can they be art, literature, or even pornography? How should we understand the characters, stories, and genres that shape them?

Thinking about comics raises a bewildering range of questions about representation, narrative, and value. Philosophy of Comics is an introduction to these philosophical questions. In exploring the history and variety of the comics medium, Sam Cowling and Wesley D. Cray chart a path through the emerging field of the philosophy of comics.

Drawing from a diverse range of forms and genres and informed by case studies of classic comics such as Watchmen, Tales from the Crypt, and Fun Home, Cowling and Cray explore ethical, aesthetic, and ontological puzzles, including:

- What does it take to create-or destroy-a fictional character like Superman?
- Can all comics be adapted into films, or are some comics impossible to adapt?
- Is there really a genre of “superhero comics”?
- When are comics obscene, pornographic, and why does it matter?

At a time of rapidly growing interest in graphic storytelling, this is an ideal introduction to the philosophy of comics and some of its most central and puzzling questions.

About the Authors

Sam Cowling is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Denison University, USA.

Wesley D. Cray is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Texas Christian University, USA.

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