The Canadian Alternative: Cartoonists Comics and Graphic Novels

A scholarly yet accessible single-issue volume from University Press of Mississippi, The Canadian Alternative: Cartoonists, Comics, and Graphic Novels (2017) serves as a critical survey of Canada’s diverse comics landscape. Edited by Dominick Grace and Eric Hoffman, this collection brings together essays examining the work of key Canadian cartoonists, from classic newspaper strips to contemporary graphic novels. It matters as a foundational academic text that maps the distinct national identity and cultural contributions of Canadian comics, offering readers a thoughtful entry point into a rich but often overlooked tradition.