Confessions, Romances, Secrets and Temptations

Confessions, Romances, Secrets and Temptations
Title Confessions, Romances, Secrets and Temptations PDF eBook
Author John Benson
Publisher Fantagraphics Books
Pages 126
Release 2007
Genre Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN

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The history of one company's romance comics and their publisher Archer St. John. It includes a short biography and interviews with the company's editors and artists. St. John's good reputation as a publisher attracted many of the top artists of the day, including Joe Kubert, Leonard Starr, and George Tuska. Benson provides an engaging account of Archer St. John, (once kidnapped by Al Capone) and his distinctive comics. Confessions is lavishly illustrated with examples of the comics and includes rare visuals from the period.

Love on the Racks

Love on the Racks
Title Love on the Racks PDF eBook
Author Michelle Nolan
Publisher McFarland
Pages 247
Release 2015-03-21
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1476604908

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For the better part of three decades romance comics were an American institution. Nearly 6000 titles were published between 1947 and 1977, and for a time one in five comics sold in the U.S. was a romance comic. This first full-length study examines the several types of romance comics, their creators and publishing history. The author explores significant periods in the development of the genre, including the origins of Archie Comics and other teen publications, the romance comic "boom and bust" of the 1950s, and their sudden disappearance when fantasy and superhero comics began to dominate in the late 1970s.

Young Romance

Young Romance
Title Young Romance PDF eBook
Author Jack Kirby
Publisher Fantagraphics Books
Pages 208
Release 2012-01-30
Genre Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN 1606995022

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In the late 1940s, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby ― creators of Captain America ― set the comics world on fire with the creation of a new genre that resulted in some of the best-selling American comic books of all time: the romance comics. The stories they created were exciting, innovative, and beautifully drawn, and remain a high point in both artists’ careers, even as Kirby went on to become the unrivaled King of Comics and co-creator (along with Stan Lee) of many of the most iconic characters in American history.

Drawing from the Archives

Drawing from the Archives
Title Drawing from the Archives PDF eBook
Author Benoît Crucifix
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 287
Release 2023-06-30
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1009250930

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This book proposes a new history of the graphic novel by examining how it recirculates older comics in the present.

The Sincerest Form of Parody

The Sincerest Form of Parody
Title The Sincerest Form of Parody PDF eBook
Author John Benson
Publisher Fantagraphics Books
Pages 193
Release 2012-04-02
Genre Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN 1606995111

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The best and funniest material from the bandwagon-jumping MAD imitators, with work by Jack Davis, Will Elder, Dick Ayers, Bill Everett, Jack Kirby and many more, plus expert commentary. Casual comics readers are probably familiar with the later satirical magazines that continued to be published in the '60s and '70s, such as Cracked and Sick, but the comics collected in this volume were imitations of the MAD comic book, not the magazine, and virtually unknown among all but the most die-hard collectors. For the first time, Fantagraphics is collecting the best of these comics in an unprecedented collection!

Encyclopedia of Romance Fiction

Encyclopedia of Romance Fiction
Title Encyclopedia of Romance Fiction PDF eBook
Author Kristin Ramsdell
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Pages 489
Release 2018-09-07
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 0313054053

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As the first encyclopedia solely devoted to the popular romance fiction genre, this resource provides a wealth of information on all aspects of the subject. Romance fiction accounts for a large share of book sales each year, and contrary to popular belief, not all of its readers are women: roughly 16 percent are men. This enormously popular genre continues to captivate people reading for pleasure, and it also commands a growing amount of academic interest. Included are alphabetically arranged reference entries on significant authors along with works, themes, and other topics. The articles are written by scholars, librarians, and industry professionals with a deep knowledge of the genre and so provide a thorough understanding of the subject. An index provides easy access to information within the entries, and bibliographies at the end of each entry, a general bibliography, and a suggested romance reading list allow for further study of the genre.

Publishing Romance

Publishing Romance
Title Publishing Romance PDF eBook
Author John Markert
Publisher McFarland
Pages 611
Release 2016-03-15
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1476621241

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Romance novels have attracted considerable attention since their mass market debut in 1939, yet seldom has the industry itself been analyzed. Founded in 1949, Harlequin quickly gained market domination with their contemporary romances. Other publishers countered with historical romances, leading to the rise of "bodice-ripper" romances in the 1970s. The liberation of the romance novel's content during the 1980s brought a vitality to the market that was dubbed a revolution, but the real romance revolution began in the 1990s with developments in the mainstream publishing industry and continues today. This book traces the history and evolution of the romance industry, covering successful (and not so successful) trends and describing changes in romance publishing that paved the way for the many popular subgenres flooding the market in the 21st century.