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- Book Title
- Atomic Comics : Cartoonists Confront the Nuclear World
- Publication Name
- Atomic Comics
- Title
- Atomic Comics
- Subtitle
- Cartoonists Confront the Nuclear World
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9780874179187
- ISBN
- 9780874179187
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Genre
- Art, Literary Criticism, History
- Topic
- Techniques / Cartooning, United States / 20th Century, Popular Culture, Comics & Graphic Novels
- Release Date
- 30/09/2013
- Release Year
- 2013
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Weight
- 8.8 Oz
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Number of Pages
- 200 Pages
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The advent of the Atomic Age challenged purveyors of popular culture to explain to the general public the complex scientific and social issues of atomic power. Atomic Comics examines how comic books, comic strips, and other cartoon media represented the Atomic Age from the early 1920s to the present. Through the exploits of superhero figures such as Atomic Man and Spiderman, as well as an array of nuclear adversaries and atomic-themed adventures, the public acquired a new scientific vocabulary and discovered the major controversies surrounding nuclear science. Ferenc Morton Szasz's thoughtful analysis of the themes, content, and imagery of scores of comics that appeared largely in the United States and Japan offers a fascinating perspective on the way popular culture shaped American comprehension of the fissioned atom for more than three generations.
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Publisher
University of Nevada Press
ISBN-10
0874179181
ISBN-13
9780874179187
eBay Product ID (ePID)
167613460
Product Key Features
Book Title
Atomic Comics : Cartoonists Confront the Nuclear World
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Techniques / Cartooning, United States / 20th Century, Popular Culture, Comics & Graphic Novels
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Art, Literary Criticism, History
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
8.8 Oz
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Reviews
" Atomic Comics is well worth reading for those who want to know more about how the Atomic Age impacted the American imagination."-- Rain Taxi , "This is the only book-length study of nuclear themes in comics. The book is engaging and straightforward, and the writing style is easy to follow." --Michael A. Amundson, coeditor of Atomic Culture: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, "An immensely readable survey of how comic books have sowed fear and excitement. . . . The author's enthusiasm for the comic book medium is in perfect alignment with a gimlet eye towards how comic book artists put their positive or negative spin on scientific achievement." -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer , This volume proves that 'small is beautiful' and can be significant. In only 136 pages, the late Szasz provides a fascinating account of the depiction of atomic warfare and energy in US and Japanese comics and cartoons. ...Some of what Szasz reveals is downright scary: the extreme censorship of WW II and the devastating impacts of American nuclear testing and failures. ... The inclusion of small press comics such as Leonard Rifas's EduComics testifies to the comprehensive nature of this book. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers." - CHOICE. CHOICE magazine Outstanding Academic Title in 2012, "Charming and sophisticated . . . One might view Atomic Comics through many lenses. To some degree, the book fits in the 'researcher studies pop culture' category, but it is much too entertainingly--even at times, wryly--written to consign to the academic corner of the library." - Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, "Reading Atomic Comics reminded me of the reasons why I enjoy smart history and historians who draw meaningful conclusions from their research." -- ISLE, "Atomic Comics is the 2013 winner of the ALA's Choice Outstanding Academic Title" award. I read it in almost one sitting, and if this book is any indication of academic writing, then we'd all be reading nothing but academic titles. . . . Although we've been living in the atomic age for more than seventy years, many of us are woefully lacking in any clear understanding of what the atom is all about. Szasz is less interested in educating the reader about the atom than in telling us about the role comic books played in a dedicated effort to bring the atomic age, in both fiction and nonfiction, into the hands of the public -- and he does a bang-?up job. . . . Szasz writes with an atomic power all his own. This is not a big book (163 pages, text and notes), but he takes the history of the comic book all the way from its beginning to the twenty-?first century with its atomic events, good and bad. The industry's eagerness to educate and entertain in all things atomic will leave readers wishing Szasz had written more. The index alone is worth the price of admission." Bookin' with Sunny, "This volume proves that 'small is beautiful' and can be significant. In only 136 pages, the late Szasz provides a fascinating account of the depiction of atomic warfare and energy in US and Japanese comics and cartoons. Some of what Szasz reveals is downright scary: the extreme censorship of WW II and the devastating impacts of American nuclear testing and failures. The inclusion of small press comics such as Leonard Rifas's EduComics testifies to the comprehensive nature of this book. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers." Choice magazine; Outstanding Academic Title in 2012, "... Atomic Comics: Cartoonists Confront the Nuclear World is a seminal work identifying the perspective that cartoonists brought to nuclear issues that was to prove enduringly influential upon public opinion--an influence that continues to be felt to this very day." -- Midwest Book Review "An immensely readable survey of how comic books have sowed fear and excitement ... clearly written and free of the jargon one might expect from an academic press." Pat Padua in blogcritcs.org , 8/15/12 "... Atomic Comics is a useful text, serving as a lucid introduction to the various intersections of popular culture and social issues during the Cold War. In a more general sense, it clearly identifies the ways all manner of popular cultural forms express the ideological conditions of their historical moment, thus serving as a succinct introduction to the study of popular culture and history. Szasz's prose is accessible and jargon-free, friendly to both undergraduate and general readers and the text is filled with images of the works he describes. It could fruitfully appear on undergraduate syllabi in American studies, history, and popular culture courses. " Sean Cashbaugh, H-Net Reviews, "This book covers a largely untouched subject and contributes significantly to our understanding of American atomic culture." -- Scott C. Zeman, coeditor of Atomic Culture: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, "An excellent resource, as informative and entertaining as one could wish for." blogcritics.org, 7/30/13, "Charming and sophisticated . . . One might view Atomic Comics through many lenses. To some degree, the book fits in the 'researcher studies pop culture' category, but it is much too entertainingly -- even at times, wryly -- written to consign to the academic corner of the library." -- The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists , "Charming and sophisticated . . . One might view Atomic Comics through many lenses. To some degree, the book fits in the #145;researcher studies pop culture' category, but it is much too entertainingly--even at times, wryly--written to consign to the academic corner of the library." - Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, "Atomic Comics is the 2013 winner of the ALA's "Choice Outstanding Academic Title" award. I read it in almost one sitting, and if this book is any indication of academic writing, then we'd all be reading nothing but academic titles. . . . Although we've been living in the atomic age for more than seventy years, many of us are woefully lacking in any clear understanding of what the atom is all about. Szasz is less interested in educating the reader about the atom than in telling us about the role comic books played in a dedicated effort to bring the atomic age, in both fiction and nonfiction, into the hands of the public - and he does a bang-?up job. . . . Szasz writes with an atomic power all his own. This is not a big book (163 pages, text and notes), but he takes the history of the comic book all the way from its beginning to the twenty-?first century with its atomic events, good and bad. The industry's eagerness to educate and entertain in all things atomic will leave readers wishing Szasz had written more. The index alone is worth the price of admission." Bookin' with Sunny, "This volume proves that ''small is beautiful'' and can be significant. In only 136 pages, the late Szasz provides a fascinating account of the depiction of atomic warfare and energy in US and Japanese comics and cartoons. Some of what Szasz reveals is downright scary: the extreme censorship of WW II and the devastating impacts of American nuclear testing and failures. The inclusion of small press comics such as Leonard Rifas''s EduComics testifies to the comprehensive nature of this book. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers." -- Choice magazine; Outstanding Academic Title in 2012 "Charming and sophisticated . . . One might view Atomic Comics through many lenses. To some degree, the book fits in the ''researcher studies pop culture'' category, but it is much too entertainingly--even at times, wryly--written to consign to the academic corner of the library." -- Bulletin of Atomic Scientists " Atomic Comics is well worth reading for those who want to know more about how the Atomic Age impacted the American imagination." -- Rain Taxi "Reading Atomic Comics reminded me of the reasons why I enjoy smart history and historians who draw meaningful conclusions from their research." -- ISLE "... Atomic Comics: Cartoonists Confront the Nuclear World is a seminal work identifying the perspective that cartoonists brought to nuclear issues that was to prove enduringly influential upon public opinion--an influence that continues to be felt to this very day." -- Midwest Book Review "An immensely readable survey of how comic books have sowed fear and excitement ... clearly written and free of the jargon one might expect from an academic press." --Pat Padua in blogcritcs.org , 8/15/12 "... Atomic Comics is a useful text, serving as a lucid introduction to the various intersections of popular culture and social issues during the Cold War. In a more general sense, it clearly identifies the ways all manner of popular cultural forms express the ideological conditions of their historical moment, thus serving as a succinct introduction to the study of popular culture and history. Szasz''s prose is accessible and jargon-free, friendly to both undergraduate and general readers and the text is filled with images of the works he describes. It could fruitfully appear on undergraduate syllabi in American studies, history, and popular culture courses. " -- H-Net Reviews "Atomic Comics is the 2013 winner of the ALA''s "Choice Outstanding Academic Title" award. I read it in almost one sitting, and if this book is any indication of academic writing, then we''d all be reading nothing but academic titles. . . . Although we''ve been living in the atomic age for more than seventy years, many of us are woefully lacking in any clear understanding of what the atom is all about. Szasz is less interested in educating the reader about the atom than in telling us about the role comic books played in a dedicated effort to bring the atomic age, in both fiction and nonfiction, into the hands of the public - and he does a bang-??up job. . . . Szasz writes with an atomic power all his own. This is not a big book (163 pages, text and notes), but he takes the history of the comic book all the way from its beginning to the twenty-??first century with its atomic events, good and bad. The industry''s eagerness to educate and entertain in all things atomic will leave readers wishing Szasz had written more. The index alone is worth the price of admission." -- Bookin'' with Sunny "An excellent resource, as informative and entertaining as one could wish for." --blogcritics.org, 7/30/13
Copyright Date
2013
Target Audience
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Dewey Decimal
741.5/358
Dewey Edition
23
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