{"product_id":"petrochemical-fantasies-the-art-and-energy-of-american-comics-paperback","title":"Petrochemical Fantasies: The Art and Energy of American Comics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Worden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003ePetrochemical Fantasies, \u003c\/i\u003e Daniel Worden reveals the entwined history of comics and fossil fuels in the United States. From the 1840s to the present, comics have depicted the power, pollution, and rapid expansion of energy systems--especially the explosive growth of coal and oil. In the 1930s, some of the first comic books were the gas station giveaways \u003ci\u003eGulf Funny Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStandard Oil Comics\u003c\/i\u003e. And in recent years, comics have become one of the major sites for visualizing life after oil, a striking reversal of the medium's early boosterism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Surveying the work of acclaimed artists such as Nell Brinkley, George Herriman, Jack Kirby, Winsor McCay, and R. F. Outcault and recovering little-known works, Worden advances a new history of American comics in the Anthropocene. From late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century editorial cartoons and superhero comics that visualize our modern energy culture to contemporary comics grappling with climate crises, \u003ci\u003ePetrochemical Fantasies\u003c\/i\u003e places comics, environmental humanities, and energy studies in conversation with each other to unearth the crucial but overlooked history of comics' place in US energy culture. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Worden is Associate Professor of Art at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he teaches and writes about comics, print, and visual cultures. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eNeoliberal Nonfictions: The Documentary Aesthetic from Joan Didion to Jay-Z, \u003c\/i\u003e the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Comics of Joe Sacco: Journalism in a Visual World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Comics of R. Crumb: Underground in the Art Museum, \u003c\/i\u003e and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eNew Directions in Print Culture Studies: Archives, Materiality, and Modern American Culture.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433412215005,"sku":"9780814259184","price":71.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/GX9o64GCU19780814259184.webp?v=1771359294","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/petrochemical-fantasies-the-art-and-energy-of-american-comics-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}