Duncan, Randy,  1958- <br/><br/>
The power of comics :  history, form and culture / 
Randy Duncan and Matthew J. Smith. 
 - New York :  Continuum,  2009. 
 - x, 346 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-336). 
<br/><br/>Defining comic books as a medium -- History of comic books, part 1: developing a medium -- History of comic books, part 2: the maturation of the medium -- The comic book industry -- The comic book creators -- Creating the story -- Experiencing the story -- The comic book readers -- Comic book genres: classifying comics -- Comic book genres: the superhero genre -- Comic books and ideology -- Researching comic books -- Comics culture around the world. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780826429353 (alk. paper) 0826429351 (alk. paper) 9780826429360 (pbk. : alk. paper) 082642936X (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008045226 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Comic books, strips, etc.<br/>Graphic novels.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN6710  / .D86 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>741.5/9