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Description of  Picturing Childhood: Youth in Transnational Comics (World Comics and Graphic Nonfiction Series)

Comics and childhood have had a richly intertwined history for nearly a century. From Richard Outcaults Yellow Kid, Winsor McCays Little Nemo, and Harold Grays Little Orphan Annie to Hergs Tintin (Belgium), Jos Escobars Zipi and Zape (Spain), and Wilhelm Buschs Max and Moritz (Germany), iconic child characters have given both kids and adults not only hours of entertainment but also an important vehicle for exploring childrens lives and the sometimes challenging realities that surround them. Read more