{"product_id":"visions-of-the-future-in-comics-international-perspectives-paperback","title":"Visions of the Future in Comics: International Perspectives - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancesco-Alessio Ursini\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAdnan Mahmutovic\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eFrank Bramlett\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross generations and genres, comics have imagined different views of the future, from unattainable utopias to worrisome dystopias. These presaging narratives can be read as reflections of their authors' (and readers') hopes, fears and beliefs about the present. This collection of new essays explores the creative processes in comics production that bring plausible futures to the page. The contributors investigate portrayals in different stylistic traditions--manga, bande desinees--from a variety of theoretical perspectives. The picture that emerges documents the elaborate storylines and complex universes comics creators have been crafting for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancesco-Alessio Ursini\u003c\/b\u003e is a linguist working on semantic and typology topics and a comics scholar working on cross-cultural aspects of narratives in comics. He lives in Sweden. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdnan Mahmutovic\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in English literature and creative writing at Stockholm University. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Bramlett\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He researches the linguistic nature of comics and serves on the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eInks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.7 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432978432178,"sku":"9781476668017","price":71.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b8fb487f011320574863659d0a0863a5.webp?v=1778612251","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/visions-of-the-future-in-comics-international-perspectives-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}