What Happens When Nothing Happens: Boredom and Everyday Life in Contemporary Comics

By Greice Schneider

Contemporary graphic novels show an interesting shift from the extraordinary to the ordinary in slice-of-life stories in which nothing happens. This book brings a historical, aesthetic, and narratological approach to comics in which boredom is not only a topic but also awakens a deliberate affective response in the very experience of reading. This volume brings together close readings of work by Lewis Trondheim, Chris Ware, and Adrian Tomine.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9462700737
• ISBN13: 9789462700734
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Leuven University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.8" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher