The Colonial Heritage of French Comics

by Mark McKinney

Book Overview

Although France has changed much in recent decades, colonial-era imagery continues to circulate widely in comics, in part because the colonial archives are easily accessible, and through the republication of colonial-era comics that are viewed as classics. The latter include the Tintin series of comic books, by the Belgian artist Herg , and the "Zig and Puce" series by Alain Saint-Ogan, a Frenchman.

In this important new study Mark McKinney...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846318688
• ISBN13: 9781846318689
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"