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The British comic book invasion, Alan Moore, Warren Ellis, Grant Morrison and the evolution of the American style, Jochen Ecke

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The British comic book invasion, Alan Moore, Warren Ellis, Grant Morrison and the evolution of the American style, Jochen Ecke

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-268) and index

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illustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The British comic book invasion

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bibliographydictionaries

Responsibility statement

Jochen Ecke

Series statement

Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy, 64

Sub title

Alan Moore, Warren Ellis, Grant Morrison and the evolution of the American style

Summary

"Writers and artists in the highly competitive U.S. comics mainstream have always had to explore these questions but they were especially pressing in the 1980s. As comics readers grew older they started calling for more sophisticated stories. They were also no longer just following the adventures of popular characters--writers and artists with distinctive styles were in demand. DC Comics and Marvel went looking for such mavericks and found them in the United Kingdom. Creators like Alan Moore, Grant Morrison and Garth Ennis migrated from the anarchical British comics industry to the U.S. mainstream and shook up the status quo yet came to rely on the genius of the American system."--, Provided by publisher

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The British Comic Book Invasion: Alan Moore, Warren Ellis, Grant Morrison and the Evolution of the American Style

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