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The Art of the Funnies: An Aesthetic History

University Press of Mississippi · 1994 · 1 issue
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A single-issue, scholarly work from University Press of Mississippi, The Art of the Funnies: An Aesthetic History (1994) offers a critical overview of the comic strip as an art form. This book-length essay examines the visual and narrative evolution of newspaper comics, situating them within a broader aesthetic tradition. It remains a foundational text for understanding the medium's artistic legitimacy.