Comics and videogames : from hybrid medialities to transmedia expansions /

This book offers the first comprehensive study of the many interfaces shaping the relationship between comics and videogames. It combines in-depth conceptual reflection with a rich selection ofparadigmatic case studies from contemporary media culture. Theeditors havegathered a distinguished group of...

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Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Other Authors:	Rauscher, Andreas, 1973- (Editor), Stein, Daniel, 1975- (Editor), Thon, Jan-Noël (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
Series:	Routledge advances in game studies.
Subjects:	Video games > Authorship. Digital storytelling. Comic books, strips, etc. > Influence on mass media. Comic books, strips, etc. > Social aspects. Jeux vidéo > Art d'écrire. Récits numériques. Media studies. Graphic novels: superheroes & super-villains. Computer games / online games: strategy guides. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies. COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS > General. GAMES > Video & Electronic. Comic books, strips, etc. > Influence on mass media Comic books, strips, etc. > Social aspects Digital storytelling Video games > Authorship Media studies; American / British style comic books and graphic novels; Computer games / online games: strategy guides Electronic books.
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Summary:	This book offers the first comprehensive study of the many interfaces shaping the relationship between comics and videogames. It combines in-depth conceptual reflection with a rich selection ofparadigmatic case studies from contemporary media culture. Theeditors havegathered a distinguished group of international scholars working at the interstices of comics studies and game studies to explore two interrelated areas of inquiry: The first part of the book focuses on hybrid medialities and experimental aesthetics "between" comics and videogames; the second part zooms in on how comics and videogames function as transmedia expansions within an increasingly convergent and participatory media culture. The individual chapters address synergies and intersections between comics and videogames via a diverse set of case studies ranging from independent and experimental projects via popular franchises from the corporate worlds of DC and Marvel to the more playful forms of media mix prominent in Japan. Offering an innovative intervention into a number of salient issues in current media culture, Comics and Videogames will be of interest to scholars and students of comics studies, game studies, popular culture studies, transmedia studies, and visual culture studies
Physical Description:	1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781003035466 1003035469 100022421X 9781000224160 1000224163 9781000224115 1000224112 9781000224214