Originally published in France and long sought in English
translation, Jean-Paul Gabilliet's "Of Comics and Men: A Cultural
History of American Comic Books" documents the rise and development
of the American comic book industry from the 1930s to the present.
The book intertwines aesthetic issues and critical biographies with
the concerns of production, distribution, and audience reception,
making it one of the few interdisciplinary studies of the art form.
A thorough introduction by translators and comics scholars Bart
Beaty and Nick Nguyen brings the book up to date with explorations
of the latest innovations, particularly the graphic novel.
The book is organized into three sections: a concise history of
the evolution of the comic book form in America; an overview of the
distribution and consumption of American comic books, detailing
specific controversies such as the creation of the Comics Code in
the mid-1950s; and the problematic legitimization of the form that
has occurred recently within the academy and in popular
discourse.
Viewing comic books from a variety of theoretical lenses,
Gabilliet shows how seemingly disparate issues--creation,
production, and reception--are in fact connected in ways that are
not necessarily true of other art forms. Analyzing examples from a
variety of genres, this book provides a thorough landmark overview
of American comic books that sheds new light on this versatile art
form.
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