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Part II - Graphic Novels and the Quest for an American Diversity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2024

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Jan Baetens ,
Hugo Frey  and
Fabrice Leroy
Jan Baetens
Affiliation:
KU Leuven, Belgium
Hugo Frey
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University of Chichester
Fabrice Leroy
Affiliation:
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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The Cambridge Companion to the American Graphic Novel , pp. 175 - 290
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Print publication year: 2023

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