Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisitePrerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E or ESL 110 as determined through the English or English as a Second Language placement process. Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionAn analysis of the comic book in terms of its unique poetics (the complicated interplay of word and image); the themes that are suggested in various works; the history and development of the form and its subgenres; and the expectations of comic book readers. Examines the influence of history, culture, and economics on comic book artists and writers. Explores definitions of "literature," how these definitions apply to comic books, and the tensions that arise from such applications. 