Gothic for Girls : Misty and British comics / Julia Round ; foreword by Mel Gibson.

Today fans still remember and love the British girls' comic Misty for its bold visuals and narrative complexities. Yet its unique history has drawn little critical attention. Bridging this scholarly gap, Julia Round presents a comprehensive cultural history and detailed discussion of the comic, pres...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Round, Julia
Other Authors: Gibson, Mel (Melanie)
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2019]
Subjects:
Misty (Comic strip)
Comic books, strips, etc. > Great Britain > History and criticism.
Girls' comic books, strips, etc. > History and criticism.
Genre:
History and criticism.
Physical Description:xv, 339 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Misty and British comics
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Foreword / by Dr. Mel Gibson
  • Introduction
  • The rise and fall of British girls' comics
  • Anonymous authors
  • Astonishing artists
  • Visceral visuals
  • Shocking stories
  • Horror and Gothic in the 1970s
  • Our Friend of the Mists
  • A taxonomy of terror
  • Terror, horror, and female Gothic
  • Deep cuts: Gothic concepts and identities
  • Surface reflections: Gothic symbols, settings, and archetypes
  • Gothic for girls
  • Make Misty for me
  • Leaving these misty isles
  • Reflections.