Comics in Wisconsin

By Paul M. Buhle and Stephan Pastis

Who knew? Wisconsin comic artists, editors, and publishers have made both central and fringe contributions to the language, form, and content of comic strips, comic books, and other forms of this popular art. Paul Buhle traces this history, illustrated by more than two hundred reproductions, from "The Gumps" and "Gasoline Alley"--which introduced the continuity of daily life into newspaper "funnies"--to comic book histories of Students for a Democratic Society and the Industrial Workers of the World, alternative press comics that fostered talents like Lynda Barry and James Sturm, and comic adaptations of totemic figures like Howard Zinn and Studs Terkel. Specialists and collectors will treasure this volume, and readers will find themselves educated and vastly entertained.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0981562035
• ISBN13: 9780981562032
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Borderland Books
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

A must for anyone who wants to see the value in this wasted hobby on the minds of Wisconsinites

Comics and their ilk have had their place in the history of Wisconsin. "Comics in Wisconsin" is author of comics and comic enthusiast Paul Buhle offering his own insights on comics of all sorts as a tool for social change throughout Wisconsin's history. Drawing on work from many artists, there is much in the way of black and white reproductions throughout. "Comics in Wisconsin" is a must for anyone who wants to see the value in this wasted hobby on the minds of Wisconsinites.