Critical Approaches to Horror Comic Books: Red Ink in the Gutter, Fernando Gabriel, Pagnoni Berns and John Darowski (eds) (2022)

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Goodrum, M. 2023. Critical Approaches to Horror Comic Books: Red Ink in the Gutter, Fernando Gabriel, Pagnoni Berns and John Darowski (eds) (2022). Horror Studies. 14 (2), pp. 265-271. https://doi.org/10.1386/host_00074_5
AuthorsGoodrum, M.
AbstractReview of: Critical Approaches to Horror Comic Books: Red Ink in the Gutter, Fernando Gabriel, Pagnoni Berns and John Darowski (eds) (2022) London: Routledge, 251 pp., ISBN 978-1-03219-570-4, h/bk, £130
KeywordsLiterature and Literary Theory; Music; Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Year2023
JournalHorror Studies
Journal citation14 (2), pp. 265-271
PublisherIntellect
ISSN2040-3275
2040-3283
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1386/host_00074_5
Official URLhttps://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/host_00074_5
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