Vertigo Comics: British Creators, Us Editors, and the Making of a Transformational Imprint

ISBN-13: 9780367672775 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 192 str.

Isabelle Licari-Guillaume

Opis

This book explores the so-called "British Invasion" of DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint, which played an important role in redefining the mainstream comics industry in the US during the early 1990s.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: British Writers and the Vertigo Imprint;  2. DC, the British Invasion, and the Pre-Vertigo years (1976-1993);  3. The Birth and Growth of Vertigo (1993-2019);  4. Building the Imprint’s Identity;  5. Imagining Nations;  6. Masks, Monsters, and Magic Words;  7. Conclusion: Beyond Vertigo

O autorze

Isabelle Licari-Guillaume is Lecturer in Anglophone Studies at Université Côte d'Azur, France. She specialises in the study of popular culture and graphic narratives.