This pioneering study presents an overview of the Mexican comic
book industry, together with in-depth studies of the best selling
Mexican comic books of the 1960s and 1970s. Most of the popular
superhero, adventure, humor, romance, political, detective, and
Western comic books are described and analyzed in detail, and then
discussed in terms of how they reflect both Mexican and United
States cultures. The study concludes with a critical discussion of
the media imperialism hypothesis' applicability to the Mexican
comic book.
The comic book is Mexico's most popular print medium, read by
all ages and socio-economic groups. Many may be surprised to learn
that, in Mexico, Mexican comic books far outsell U.S. comic books
in Spanish translation. The Mexican comic book is not a clone of
its U.S. model, but rather a hybrid product that mixes U.S. forms
and conventions with Mexican content. This work is a major
contribution to the understanding of contemporary Mexican
culture.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!