Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
'Living in the Funnies': Metafiction in American Comic Strips. |
| Authors: |
GONZALEZ, JESUS A. |
| Source: |
Journal of Popular Culture (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.). Aug2014, Vol. 47 Issue 4, p838-856. 19p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph. |
| Subjects: |
Fiction writing techniques, Comic books, strips, etc., Literary criticism, Cartooning techniques, Intertextuality, Calvin & Hobbes (Comic strip) |
| Abstract: |
The article discusses the role of metafiction in American comic strips. The author examines self-referential comics with intertextual and transtextual elements such as "Mutts" and "Calvin and Hobbes". Details on the concept of metacomics as developed by writer M. Thomas Inge are presented, along with examples such as "Sam's Strip". |
| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
