Grand in its scope, Asian Comics dispels the myth that, outside of
Japan, the continent is nearly devoid of comic strips and comic
books. Relying on his fifty years of Asian mass communication and
comic art research, during which he traveled to Asia at least
seventy-eight times and visited many studios and workplaces, John
A. Lent shows that nearly every country had a golden age of
cartooning and has experienced a recent rejuvenation of the art
form.As only Japanese comics output has received close and by now
voluminous scrutiny, Asian Comics tells the story of the major
comics creators outside of Japan. Lent covers the nations and
regions of Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India,
Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines,
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Organized by
regions of East, Southeast, and South Asia, Asian Comics provides
178 black-and-white illustrations and detailed information on
comics of sixteen countries and regions-their histories, key
creators, characters, contemporary status, problems, trends, and
issues. One chapter harkens back to predecessors of comics in Asia,
describing scrolls, paintings, books, and puppetry with humorous
tinges, primarily in China, India, Indonesia, and Japan. The first
overview of Asian comic books and magazines (both mainstream and
alternative), graphic novels, newspaper comic strips and gag
panels, plus cartoon/humor magazines, Asian Comics brims with
facts, fascinating anecdotes, and interview quotes from many
pioneering masters, as well as younger artists.
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