A complete critical guide to the history, form and contexts of the genre, Children-s and Young Adult Comics helps readers explore how comics have engaged with one of their most crucial audiences. In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers such topics as: - The history of comics for children and young adults, from early cartoon strips to the rise of comics as mainstream children-s literature - Cultural contexts - from the Comics Code Authority to graphic novel adaptations of popular children-s texts such as Neil Gaiman-s Coraline - Key texts - from familiar favourites like Peanuts and Archie Comics to YA graphic novels such as Gene Luen Yang-s American Born Chinese and hybrid works including the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series - Important theoretical and critical approaches to studying children-s and young adult comics Children-s and Young Adult Comics includes a glossary of crucial critical terms and a lengthy resources s
