Comics and Conflict: Patriotism and Propaganda from WWⅡ through Operation Iraqi Freedom

摘要

Comics and Conflict begins with a brief recapitulation of the history of the comics from the Gilded Age (the late nineteenth century). Then it concentrates on war comics, a category distinct from other subgenres such as action-hero or talking animal comics. This type of comic arose in the World War Ⅱ era and continues to the present day-or as close as a scholarly work by a scholarly press can get-to the Nations disillusionment in the aftermath of the Iraq venture. Scott's periodization is the not standard used in general American history-the chapters after World War Ⅱ span respectively 1945-62,1962-1991,1991-2001, 2001-2003, and 2003-2010-but the coverage is comprehensive and appropriate to the topic.