{"product_id":"comics-as-philosophy-9781604730005","title":"Comics as Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jeff McLaughlin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Comics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the combination of text and images, comic books offer a unique opportunity to explore deep questions about aesthetics, ethics, and epistemology in nontraditional ways. The essays in this collection focus on a wide variety of genres, from mainstream superhero comics, to graphic novels that exercise social realism, to European adventure classics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Included among the contributions are essays on existentialism in Daniel Clowes's graphic novel \u003ci\u003eGhost World\u003c\/i\u003e, ecocriticism in Paul Chadwick's long-running \u003ci\u003eConcrete\u003c\/i\u003e series, and political philosophies in Herge's perennially popular \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Tintin\u003c\/i\u003e. Modern political concerns inform Terry Kading's discussion of how superhero comics have responded to 9\/11 and how the genre reflects the anxieties of the contemporary world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssayists also explore the issues surrounding the development and appreciation of comics. Amy Kiste Nyberg examines the rise of the Comics Code, using it as a springboard for discussing the\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46888707817623,"sku":"9781604730005","price":3469.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781604730005.webp?v=1770261617","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/comics-as-philosophy-9781604730005","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}