Illustrating Asia: Comics, Humor Magazines, and Picture BooksJohn A. Lent Illustrations used for story-telling and mirth-making have enlivened Asian walls, scrolls, books, public and private places, and artifacts for millennia. Often playful and humorous, Asian pictorial stories lent conspicuous elements to contemporary comic art, particularly with their use of narrative nuance, humor, satire, and dialogue. |
Contents
Comics as Social Commentary in Java Indonesia 1133 | 13 |
the story of Indian comics | 37 |
the picture book and cartoons | 64 |
Cartooning in Sri Lanka | 81 |
Lianhuanhua and Manhua Picture Books and Comics in | 100 |
a study of pictorials | 121 |
the origins of modern Japanese Manga | 137 |
Gender Insubordination in Japanese Comics Manga for Girls | 171 |
images of females and males in Malay | 187 |
Images of the Enemy in the Wartime Manga Magazine 19411945 | 204 |
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Contributors | 234 |
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Illustrating Asia: Comics, Humour Magazines and Picture Books John A. Lent No preview available - 2001 |
Illustrating Asia: Comics, Humor Magazines, and Picture Books John A. Lent No preview available - 2001 |