International Journal of Comic Art
Vol. 14, No. 1, Spring 2012
Comic Strips:
An International Symposium
edited by
John A. Lent
Until Death Do Them Apart:
Gender Relations in the Brazilian Comic Strip "Radicci"
Ediliane de Oliveira Boff
3
Funny Papers, Unfunny Wars:
A Comparison of Three Armed Conflicts
as Depicted in "Doonesbury"
Michael Freund
17
Sanmao and Tokai:
Popular Street Urchins of Asian Comic Strips
John A. Lent
35
Lessons Learned: Milton Caniff's "Dickie Dare"
Sean P. Connors
51
Schulz, "Peanuts," and Metafiction
Roy T Cook
66
Stories of an Invisible War:
Comics and the Peruvian "Internal Conflict" (1980-2000)
Pedro Pérez del Solar
93
Graphic Tales of Cancer
Michael Rhode and JTH Connor
112
Ancient Egyptian Parodic Ostraca and "Comics"
Jennifer Babcock
157
The Picture Story Principle
Dietrich Grünewald
171
"A Groovy, Different Kind of Lay":
Sex, Disability, and Amputee Love
José Alaniz
198
Tibetan Mysticism and
the Development of Golden Age Superheroes
Peter Sandmark
216
Expanding Female Manga Market:
Shungiku Uchida and the Emergence
of the Autobiographical Essay
Kotaro Nakagaki
236
Strength and the Supernatural:
Navigating Liminal Zones in
the Herakles Tradition and Alan Moore's Tom Strong
Hannah Means-Shannon
251
Reminiscences
John A. Lent
267
Saseo Ono in His Nichiyo Hochi Days
Kosei Ono
268
Recalling Ah Da
Xu Chang (Charles)
Translated by Xu Ying
283
Memory of the Past
Wang Yiqian
Translated by Xu Ying
292
Recalling My Father Bit by Bit in His Daily Life
Sheng Dalong
Translated by Xu Ying
305
Recalling My Father -- Zhan Tong
Zhan Yong
Translated by Xu Ying
321
Farewell to My Father
He Ting
Translated by Xu Ying
332
The Man Without Fear, a Time of Fear:
A Review of Countercultural Themes
in the First 100 Issues of Daredevil
Bill Schulte
339
"What Can We Ever Have to Fear From a Blind Man?!!" or Spoiled (Secret) Identities: Disability, Daredevil and Passing
Jose Alaniz
360
Journalistic Comic Art of Pakistan:
Coverage of the Kerry Lugar Bill 2009
Amna Ashraf and Naveed Iqbal Chaudhry
376
The Comic Book in Brazil:
The Consolidation of a Publishing Format
Roberto Elísio dos Santos and
Waldomiro Vergueiro
391
Comics in the Life of the Young Adult Reader:
Understanding the Experience
of Reading Comics in Contemporary Society
Lucia Cedeira Serantes
407
Tomáš Kucerovský Interview
Jose Alaniz
419
Lost in Translation --
The Translations of
Wilhelm Busch's Illustrated Stories in Brazil
Gerson Luís Pomari
432
"I Love the Mayhem More Than the Love:
Homosocial Masculinity in Sgt. Fury and
His Howling Commandos
Justin Raymond
463
An Auteur Theory: Pro and Con
The Auteur Theory of Comics
Arlen Schumer
474
Jack Kirby Makes an Auteur Detour
Barry Pearl
485
Quan Yingsheng and
the Blending of Traditional Chinese Painting
with Comic Books
John A. Lent and Xu Ying
492
Myth and the Superhero:
Personal Choice in Batman, Arkham Asylum:
A Serious House on Serious Earth
Leslie J. Anderson
507
A Puppet´s Life
Kawamoto Kihachiro
Translated by Hiroko Takada Amick and Linda C. Ehrlich
525
The Battles of Herbie, Willie and Joe:
The Depiction of the Allied Soldier in World War II
through Comic Illustration
Cord Scott
530
"A Man Has Risen":
Hard Bodies, Reaganism, and The Dark Knight Returns
Richard Iadonisi
543
An Interview with
Malaysia's Political Cartoonist Zunar
Lim Cheng Tju
554
The Printed Word
John A. Lent
562
A Review Essay
La composition de la bande dessinée.
Renaud Chavanne (PLG: Montrouge 2010)
Review and interview by Pedro Moura
566
Book Reviews
Murray Lee Eiland
Simon Wigzell
Pascal Lefèvre
John A. Lent
595
Exhibition and Media Reviews
Edited by Michael Rhode
Nick Thorkelson
Michael Dittman
José Alaniz
Nicolas Pilla
604
He Wei (1934-2012)
John A. Lent and Xu Ying
623
Portfolio
Matt Dembicki's graphic novel Xoc: The Journey of a Great White is out and only Big Planet Comics has it! Matt will be appearing at our College Park and Vienna stores this Saturday, July 28, along with the colorist of Xoc, Evan Keeling! We also have an awesome limited edition signed and numbered print by Matt and colored by Evan for sale (that is the picture to the left)! Only $5, but it is limited so be sure to get there early! Matt also will have some free minicomics, as well as some other cool stuff for sale, including original art, and resin shark teeth created by Brooke Allen!
Well, after you read the story of Xoc Pup above, get ready for a full graphic novel of the stories of a grown up great white shark! Matt Dembicki's Xoc is coming out soon! Join us on Saturday, July 28, at our College Park and Vienna stores for Matt signing copies of his new book. The colorist on the book, Evan Keeling, will also be there! Plus we will have limited edition signed and numbered prints for sale for only $5!
Michael Rex, creator of Fangbone! Third Grade Barbarian, will be appearing at both our Vienna and College Park stores on Saturday, August 18, for his new all-ages book Fangbone! 3: The Birthday Party of Dread! Michael Rex is a New York Times best-selling illustrator for his many excellent kids books, including Firefighter, Furious George Goes Bananas, Jack the Builder, and of course the first two excellent Fangbone books, Fangbone! 1: Third Grade Barbarian and Fangbone! 2: The Egg of Misery!
