Dark Knights: The New Comics in Context

by Clive Bloom and Greg S. McCue

The first collection of serious essays on the burgeoning cult of adult comic books or graphic novels. Batman - the Dark Knight, Swamp Creature, Watchman, Judge Dredd, Superman and X-men all have devoted readers and huge followings. What accounts for the appeal of a genre whose audience was previously confined to children? Are we now a post-literate generation? What is the cultural context in which comics have become serious reading for men and women...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745306632
• ISBN13: 9780745306636
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Dimensions: 5.3" x 8.5"