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Weiner, Stephen. Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Rise of the Graphic Novel. Introduction [sic] by Will Eisner. New York: NBM, 2003. 66pp. ISBN 1561633674 (hc).

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  • Foreword by Will Eisner ... ix
  • Preface ... xi
  • Acknowledgments
  1. The Forst Comics: Americans Embrace a New Art Form ... 1
  2. The 1950s: The Shadow of McCarthyism ... 5
  3. The 1960s: Troubled Heroes for Troubled Times ... 9
  4. The Comic Book Store: Fans Find a Home ... 13
  5. The Graphic Novel: Comics Take Themselves Seriously ... 17
  6. Trade Publishers and Comics: As Uneasy Alliance ... 21
  7. Opening the Gates: The Comics Field Grows ... 25
  8. The New Heroes: Would You Let this Man Marry Your Sister? ... 29
  9. Maus: Surviving and Thriving ... 35
  10. The Sandman: A New Mythology ... 39
  11. Bone Wars: The Paradigm Shifts into High Gear ... 43
  12. Understanding Comics: The Dream of a Common Language ... 47
  13. A Message in a Bottle: Notes from the Underground ... 51
  14. The Future: Ready, Set, It's Coming ... 59
Further Reading ... 63

Reviews
  • Vance, Michael. [review] Rambles 28 August 2004.



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