{"product_id":"resurrection-comics-in-post-soviet-russia-paperback","title":"Resurrection: Comics in Post-Soviet Russia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosé Alaniz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eResurrection: Comics in Post-Soviet Russia\u003c\/i\u003e traces the \"kopecks to rubles\" journey of Russian comics at the turn of the century. As the follow-up to José Alaniz's groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eKomiks: Comic Art in Russia\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), \u003ci\u003eResurrection\u003c\/i\u003e authoritatively and exhaustively details the Russian comic landscape of the last three decades: beginning after the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union and encompassing the fourth Putin administration, the COVID-19 crisis, and beyond. Bolstering his analysis with interviews with some of the major figures in Russia's comics industry, Alaniz particularly focuses on the representation of masculinity, disability, historical trauma, and superheroes, as well as on the recent rise of fandom, alternative micropresses, and nonfiction graphic narrative. \u003ci\u003eResurrection\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping discussion of the metamorphosis of contemporary Russian comic art from its rebirth to its entry into mainstream culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosé Alaniz is Professor in the Departments of Slavic Languages \u0026amp; Literatures and Cinema \u0026amp; Media Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eKomiks: Comic Art in Russia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeath, Disability, and the Superhero: The Silver Age and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.9 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42728027783231,"sku":"9780814258217","price":77.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/79d6817c5d7397a7e38a55de428f64c7.webp?v=1765116996","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/resurrection-comics-in-post-soviet-russia-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}