Research Catalog

Title

Gothic for Girls : Misty and British comics / Julia Round ; foreword by Mel Gibson.

Author

Round, Julia.

Publication

• Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2019]
• ©2019

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Details

Additional Authors

Gibson, Mel.

Description

xv, 339 pages : color illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

Today fans still remember and love the British girls' comic Misty for its bold visuals and narrative complexities. Yet its unique history has drawn little critical attention. Bridging this scholarly gap, Julia Round presents a comprehensive cultural history and detailed discussion of the comic, preserving both the inception and development of this important publication as well as its stories. Misty ran for 101 issues as a stand-alone publication between 1978 and 1980 and then four more years as part of Tammy. It was a hugely successful anthology comic containing one-shot and serialized stories of supernatural horror and fantasy aimed at girls and young women and featuring work by writers and artists who dominated British comics such as Pat Mills, Malcolm Shaw, and John Armstrong, as well as celebrated European artists. To this day, Misty remains notable for its daring and sophisticated stories, strong female characters, innovative page layouts, and big visuals. In the first book on this topic, Round closely analyzes Misty's content, including its creation and production, its cultural and historical context, key influences, and the comic itself. Largely based on Round's own archival research, the study also draws on interviews with many of the key creators involved in this comic, including Pat Mills, Wilf Prigmore, and its art editorial team Jack Cunningham and Ted Andrews, who have never previously spoken about their work. Richly illustrated with previously unpublished photos, scripts, and letters, this book uses Misty as a lens to explore the use of Gothic themes and symbols in girls' comics and other media. It surveys existing work on childhood and Gothic and offers a working definition of Gothic for Girls, a subgenre which challenges and instructs readers in a number of ways.

Subjects

• Gothic fiction (Literary genre)
• Comic books, strips, etc
• Goth culture (Subculture)
• Gothic fiction
• Gothic fiction (Literary genre) > 20th century > History and criticism
• 1900-1999
• Comic books, strips, etc > Great Britain > History and criticism
• Great Britain
• Goth culture (Subculture) > Great Britain
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Misty (Comic strip)

Genre/Form

• Gothic fiction.
• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Comic books, strips, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-324) and index.

Contents

Foreword / by Dr. Mel Gibson -- Introduction -- The rise and fall of British girls' comics -- Anonymous authors -- Astonishing artists -- Visceral visuals -- Shocking stories -- Horror and Gothic in the 1970s -- Our Friend of the Mists -- A taxonomy of terror -- Terror, horror, and female Gothic -- Deep cuts: Gothic concepts and identities -- Surface reflections: Gothic symbols, settings, and archetypes -- Gothic for girls -- Make Misty for me -- Leaving these misty isles -- Reflections.

Call Number

JFE 20-3654

ISBN

• 1496824466
• 9781496824462
• 1496824458
• 9781496824455
• 9781496824479 (canceled/invalid)
• 9781496824486 (canceled/invalid)
• 9781496824493 (canceled/invalid)
• 9781496824509 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2019020040

OCLC

1099275058

Author

Round, Julia.

Title

Gothic for Girls : Misty and British comics / Julia Round ; foreword by Mel Gibson.

Publisher

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2019]

Copyright Date

©2019

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-324) and index.

Local Note

AUTH: BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY.

Chronological Term

1900-1999

Added Author

Gibson, Mel.

Research Call Number

JFE 20-3654