How Long to Read Alternative Comics

How Long Does it Take to Read Alternative Comics?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 26 minutes to read Alternative Comics by Charles Hatfield

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In the 1980s, a sea change occurred in comics. Fueled by Art Spiegel- man and Franoise Mouly's avant-garde anthology Raw and the launch of the Love Rockets series by Gilbert, Jaime, and Mario Hernandez, the decade saw a deluge of comics that were more autobiographical, emotionally realistic, and experimental than anything seen before. These alternative comics were not the scatological satires of the 1960s underground, nor were they brightly colored newspaper strips or superhero comic books. In Alternative Comics: An Emerging Literature, Charles Hatfield establishes the parameters of alternative comics by closely examining long-form comics, in particular the graphic novel. He argues that these are fundamentally a literary form and offers an extensive critical study of them both as a literary genre and as a cultural phenomenon. Combining sharp-eyed readings and illustrations from particular texts with a larger understanding of the comics as an art form, this book discusses the development of specific genres, such as autobiography and history. Alternative Comics analyzes such seminal works as Spiegelman's Maus, Gilbert Hernandez's Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories, and Justin Green's Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary.

How long is Alternative Comics?

Alternative Comics by Charles Hatfield is 199 pages long, and a total of 51,541 words.

This makes it 67% the length of the average book. It also has 63% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Alternative Comics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 41 minutes to read Alternative Comics aloud.

What Reading Level is Alternative Comics?

Alternative Comics is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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