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Monographs in this series critically assess a comics creator’s achievement and artistry.
Great Comics Artists Series
Mysterious Travelers
2022 Honorable Mention Recipient of the Charles Hatfield Book Prize from the Comics Studies Society
Steve Ditko (1927–2018) is one of the most important contributors to American comic books. As the cocreator o ...
The Comics of Rutu Modan
Best known for her Eisner Award–winning graphic novels, Exit Wounds and The Property, Rutu Modan’s richly colored compositions invite readers into complex Israeli society, opening up a world too often d ...
Lalo Alcaraz
Amid the controversy surrounding immigration and border control, the work of California cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz (b. 1964) has delivered a resolute Latino viewpoint. Of Mexican descent, Alcaraz fights ...
Gary Larson and The Far Side
Kerry D. Soper reminds us of The Far Side's groundbreaking qualities and cultural significance in Gary Larson and "The Far Side. " In the 1980s, Gary Larson (b. 1950) shook up a staid comics page by introducing ...
Forging the Past
At once familiar and hard to place, the work of acclaimed Canadian cartoonist Seth evokes a world that no longer exists—and perhaps never existed, except in the panels of long-forgotten comics. Seth's d ...
A Charlie Brown Religion
Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strip franchise, the most successful of all time, forever changed the industry. For more than half a century, the endearing, witty insights brought to life by Charlie ...
Wide Awake in Slumberland
Cartoonist Winsor McCay (1869-1934) is rightfully celebrated for the skillful draftmanship and inventive design sense he displayed in the comic strips Little Nemo in Slumberland and Dream of the Rarebit ...
We Go Pogo
Walt Kelly (1913–1973) is one of the most respected and innovative American cartoonists of the twentieth century. His long-running Pogo newspaper strip has been cited by modern comics artists and scholars ...
Lynda Barry
WINNER OF THE 2013 EISNER AWARD FOR BEST EDUCATIONAL/SCHOLARLY WORK
Best known for her long-running comic strip Ernie Pook's Comeek, illustrated fiction (Cruddy, The Good Times Are Killing Me), and graphic ...
Hand of Fire
CO-WINNER OF THE 2012 EISNER AWARD FOR BEST EDUCATIONAL/SCHOLARLY WORK
Jack Kirby (1917–1994) is one of the most influential and popular artists in comics history. With Stan Lee, he created the Fantastic F ...