This article presents a working definition of digital comics for the specific context of the British Library. It explores formal and sociocultural characteristics of digital comics as well as the sociocultural issues surrounding comic collections at national libraries. This article argues for the value of flexible working definitions over formal definitions and explores the problematic…
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Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Comics and Graphic Narratives, Digital Games and Media, Digital Storytelling and Education.
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Author–year (Chicago, T&F) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics 12 (3): 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Comics and Graphic Narratives Digital Games and Media Digital Storytelling and Education Media, Gender, and Advertising Themes in Literature Analysis |
| ISSN | 2150-4857 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 0.33 |
| h-index | 27 |
| i10-index | 83 |
| Total citations | 3,446 |
| Top institutions publishing here | Emmanuel Bible College |
| Journal website | www.tandfonline.com |
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Media portrayals of comic book fandom routinely depict the comics community as a masculine space, one in which the female fan is an anomaly. Yet, women reportedly represent a growing number of comic book purchasers and convention attendees. If women are, in fact, such a large contingent of the comic book fan community, then why…
Despite its ever-growing international popularity, Japanese anime and the industries that support it are in the middle of a crisis. In an era of media convergence, popularity has not translated into consistent profits as anime producers continue to lose money at home and overseas to rampant file sharing and ubiquitous streaming video sites illegally hosting…
Joe Sacco’s almost universally lauded comics frequently reveal issues and people that are overlooked or misrepresented in western media. Whether these are Palestinians, African immigrants in Malta, or Indian villagers, Sacco takes readers on a visual and narrative journey to locations that are disregarded. Given the similarities between Sacco’s consistent modus operandi of illustrating and…
This article focuses on father–son incest stories, a distinct subgenre of Chinese Boys' Love (BL) fiction, to examine the cultural and political implications of BL in China. We start with an overview of the development of BL fiction in China, followed by a discussion of some representative texts. Situating our textual analysis within the context…