000			02979cam a2200349 i 4500
001			000400053
003			OCoLC
005			20200624043730.0
008			140620s2015 msua b s001 0 eng
010			_a 2014024312
020			_a9781628461589 (hardback)
020			_a1628461586 (hardback)
020			_z9781628461596 (ebook)
035			_a(OCoLC)878837872 _z(OCoLC)902671263
040			_aSHU _cSHU _dSHU
043			_aa------
100	1		_aLent, John A., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aAsian comics / _cJohn A. Lent.
264		1	_aJackson : _bUniversity Press of Mississippi, _c[2015]
300			_ax, 342 pages : _billustrations ; _c29 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
520			_a"Grand in its scope, Asian Comics dispels the myth that, outside of Japan, the continent is nearly devoid of comic strips and comic books. Relying on his fifty years of Asian mass communication and comic art research, during which he traveled to Asia at least seventy-eight times and visited many studios and workplaces, John A. Lent shows that nearly every country had a golden age of cartooning and has experienced a recent rejuvenation of the art form.As only Japanese comics output has received close and by now voluminous scrutiny, Asian Comics tells the story of the major comics creators outside of Japan. Lent covers the nations and regions of Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Organized by regions of East, Southeast, and South Asia, Asian Comics provides 178 black & white illustrations and detailed information on comics of sixteen countries and regions--their histories, key creators, characters, contemporary status, problems, trends, and issues. One chapter harkens back to predecessors of comics in Asia, describing scrolls, paintings, books, and puppetry with humorous tinges, primarily in China, India, Indonesia, and Japan. The first overview of Asian comic books and magazines (both mainstream and alternative), graphic novels, newspaper comic strips and gag panels, plus cartoon/humor magazines, Asian Comics brims with facts, fascinating anecdotes, and interview quotes from many pioneering masters, as well as younger artists"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aA lead-up to Asian comics: early Asian visual humor and narrative -- East Asia : China -- Hong Kong -- Korea -- Taiwan -- Southeast Asia : Cambodia -- Indonesia -- Malaysia -- Myanmar -- The Philippines -- Singapore -- Thailand -- Vietnam -- South Asia : Bangladesh -- India -- Nepal -- Sri Lanka.
650		0	_aComic books, strips, etc. _zAsia _xHistory and criticism.
650		0	_aGraphic novels _zAsia _xHistory and criticism.
650		0	_aCartooning _zAsia _xHistory.
650		0	_aPopular culture _zAsia.
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