The Rise and Reason of Comics and Graphic Literature: Critical Essays on the Form

A single-issue critical anthology from McFarland & Co., this 2010 collection assembles scholarly essays examining the artistic and cultural legitimacy of comics and graphic literature. Featuring analyses by multiple academic contributors, the volume explores the medium's formal properties, historical development, and its evolving place within broader literary and visual arts discourse. It stands as a focused snapshot of early-21st-century comics scholarship, offering a compact but substantive resource for readers interested in the theoretical underpinnings of the form.