TY - BOOK AU - La Cour,Erin AU - Grennan,Simon AU - Spanjers,Rik TI - Key Terms in Comics Studies T2 - Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels, SN - 9783030749743 U1 - 306 23 PY - 2022/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan KW - Popular Culture KW - Comic books, strips, etc.-Influence on mass media KW - Printing KW - Publishers and publishing KW - Literature, Modern-20th century KW - Literature, Modern-21st century KW - Comics Studies KW - Printing and Publishing KW - Contemporary Literature N1 - 1. Introduction -- 2. Key Terms in Comics Studies -- 3. Abstract Comics - Avant-Garde -- 4. Bande Dessinée - Breakdown -- 5. Canon - Culture Industry -- 6. Dénouement - Drawing -- 7. Ecocriticism - Experimental Comics -- 8. Fable - Funny Animal -- 9. Gag - Gutter -- 10. Head Shop - Hybrid -- 11. Icon - Irony -- 12. Kitsch - Ludology -- 13. Mail Order - Myth -- 14. Narration - Novelisation -- 15. Onomatopoeia - Puzzle Comics -- 16. Queer Comics - Royalty Payment -- 17. Satire - Syuzhet -- 18. Taste Adjudication - Typography -- 19. Underground - Voice -- 20. War - Zine N2 - Key Terms in Comics Studies is a glossary of over 300 terms and critical concepts currently used in the Anglophone academic study of comics, including those from other languages that are currently adopted and used in English. Written by nearly 100 international and contemporary experts from the field, the entries are succinctly defined, exemplified, and referenced. The entries are 250 words or fewer, placed in alphabetical order, and explicitly cross-referenced to others in the book. Key Terms in Comics Studies is an invaluable tool for both students and established researchers alike UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74974-3 ER -