{"product_id":"comics-as-philosophy-paperback","title":"Comics as Philosophy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeff McLaughlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff McLaughlin\u003c\/b\u003e is full professor of philosophy at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia. He is editor of \u003ci\u003eGraphic Novels as Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStan Lee: Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by University Press of Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.96 x 6.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730286252095,"sku":"9781604730005","price":75.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d3e07ad0513f47f4587d87472d5ede93.webp?v=1765125534","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/comics-as-philosophy-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}