Picturing Childhood: Youth in Transnational Comics

by Frederick Luis Aldama

Comics and childhood have had a richly intertwined history for nearly a century. From Richard Outcault's Yellow Kid, Winsor McCay's Little Nemo, and Harold Gray's Little Orphan Annie to Herg 's Tintin (Belgium), Jos Escobar's Zipi and Zape (Spain), and Wilhelm Busch's Max and Moritz (Germany), iconic child characters have given both kids and adults not only hours of entertainment but also an important vehicle for exploring children's lives and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477311610
• ISBN13: 9781477311615
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"