Days of Future Past: comics and history.
Comic books are deceivingly complex cultural artifacts. The artform combines narrative and visual art to construct vivid – though often fantastical – realms. At worst, they offer readers a whimsical escape from reality; at best, they reflect that reality. This essay contextualizes the publication of...
| Publicado en: | Rethinking History Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 131 - 145 |
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