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Invaders from the north : how Canada conquered the comic book universe / John Bell ; foreword by Seth.
- Title
- Invaders from the north : how Canada conquered the comic book universe / John Bell ; foreword by Seth.
- Author
- Bell, John, 1952-
- Publication
- Toronto, Ont. : Dundurn, c2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PN6731 .B45 2006 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 223 p. : ill. (some col.); 25 cm.
- Summary
- "What do Superman, Prince Valiant, Cerebus the Aardvark, and Spawn have in common? Their creators - Joe Shuster, Harold Foster, Dave Sim, and Todd McFarlane - are Canadians. Invaders from the North profiles past and present comic geniuses, sheds light on unjustly neglected chapters in Canada's pop history, and demonstrates how this nation has vaulted to the forefront of international comic art, successfully challenging the long-established boundaries between high and low culture." "Illustrated with colour and black-and-white comic covers and panels, Invaders from the North serves up a cavalcade of flamboyant and outrageous personalities and characters that graphically attest to Canada's verve and invention in the world of visual storytelling."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Bandes dessinées > Canada > Aspect politique
- Bandes dessinées > Canada > Histoire et critique
- Comic books, strips, etc. > Canada > History and criticism
- Comic books, strips, etc., Canadian > History and criticism
- Comic books, strips, etc., Canadian > Political aspects
- Dessinateurs de bandes dessinées > Canada
- Personnages de bandes dessinées, dessins animés, etc. > Canada
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-213) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1. Of brownies and doo dads: the precursors, 1849-1928 -- 2. Up, up, and away: dawn of the compic book, 1929-1940 -- 3. Smashing the axis: Canada's golden age of comics, 1941-1946 -- 4. Crackdown on comics: the lean years, 1947-1966 -- 5. Harold hedd and fuddle dupple: the comix rebellion, 1967-1974 -- 6. An aardvark leads the way: alternative visions, 1975-1988 -- 7. The road to Palooka-Ville: new directions, 1989-2006.
- ISBN
- 9781550026597
- 1550026593
- LCCN
- ^^2007360659
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library