Reading a retelling: Mahabharata in the graphic novel form
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DOI: 10.1080/21504857.2017.1355823
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article explores the literary and the extra-literary modes of reading a graphic-novel retelling of the Mahabharata. Applying the theories of Scott McCloud and Neil Cohn, this article attempts to critically ‘read’ and discuss… read more here.
Keywords: mahabharata graphic; work; graphic novel; reading retelling ... See more keywords
Millennial gothic. On Runberg, Homs and Carot’s graphic novel adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy
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DOI: 10.1080/21504857.2017.1370002
Abstract: ABSTRACT A modern classic and a true cross-media phenomenon, Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy (2005-2007) has been filmed both in Sweden and in the U.S. and adapted into two graphic novel narratives . This article investigates… read more here.
Keywords: trilogy; graphic novel; larsson millennium; stieg larsson ... See more keywords
Chickens eating duck: animal personhood and multicultural critique in Gerry Alanguilan’s graphic novel Elmer
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DOI: 10.1080/21504857.2018.1511609
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article explores the figuration of animal personhood in Gerry Alanguilan’s graphic novel Elmer, in which chickens suddenly become as intelligent as humans. Alanguilan breaks with the visual tradition of anthropomorphising talking animals, challenging… read more here.
Keywords: animal personhood; graphic novel; personhood; gerry alanguilan ... See more keywords