Discussing the Themes and Formats in the Book On Comics and Grief
In the second episode of this four-part series, Dale Jacobs, author of On Comics and Grief, dives deeper into the structure and making of his title, a creative nonfiction work that blends memories of his late mother with analysis of comics published in 1976. First, he explains his thought process behind selecting a wide variety of publishers and comics to research, extending beyond the superhero genre to include war, romance, fantasy, kids, and teen comics. Further, he highlights the business and marketing strategies comic book publishers employed in 1976 that reflect the changing demand and publishing landscape. Finally, he chats about the March and September chapters in the book, the latter’s unique format allowing him to contemplate the common practice in academia of turning conference papers into research papers.
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