Breaking the frames: populism and prestige in comics studies

Introduction. Pow! zap! : comics aren't just for cultural studies professors anymore

The myth of eco : comics, continuity, and cultural populism

The abuses of history : postmodernism and contemporary superhero comics

Properties of the imagination : copyright and empire in the league of extraordinary gentlemen

The limits of realism : alternative comics and the workshop aesthetic

Comics studies in miniature : the canonization of persepolis

Shadows of the past : fictions of history in nat turner

Afterword. Never apologize, never defend.

Introduction. Pow! zap!: comics aren't just for cultural studies professors anymore

The myth of Eco: comics, continuity, and cultural populism

The abuses of history: postmodernism and contemporary superhero comics

Properties of the imagination: copyright and empire in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

The limits of realism: alternative comics and the workshop aesthetic

Comics studies in miniature: the canonization of Persepolis

Shadows of the past: fictions of history in Nat Turner

Afterword. Never apologize, never defend.