Join the Crowd Invisible:

The Postmodern in Comics

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Methodological Background
  • 2.1. My Definition of Postmodernism
  • 2.2. Comics Theory
  • 2.3. Cross-disciplinary Methods
• 3. On The Invisibles
  • 3.1. Grant Morrison, The Author
  • 3.2. Summary of Plot and Characters in The Invisibles: Say You Want A Revolution
  • 3.3. Some Allusions and Literary References Explained
• 4. Analysis
  • 4.1. Form
    • 4.1.1. Paneling
    • 4.1.2. Closure
  • 4.2. Postmodern vs. Modern Comics
    • 4.2.1. Postmodern Aspects of Modern Comic Book Production
    • 4.2.2. A Whole New Web of Readings
• Bibliography

Heikki Kortti (hkortti@student.oulu.fi)
Seminar in Postmodern American Literature
Autumn 1999, Department of English Philology
University of Oulu, Finland