{"product_id":"9781978826571-perfect-copies","title":"Perfect Copies","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReproduction and the Contemporary Comic\u003cbr\u003eAnalysing the way that recent works of graphic narrative use the comics form to engage with the ‘problem’ of reproduction, Shiamin Kwa’s \u003cem\u003ePerfect Copies\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us that the mode of production and the manner in which we perceive comics are often quite similar to the stories they tell.\u003cbr\u003eAnalyzing the way that recent works of graphic narrative use the comics form to engage with the \"problem\" of reproduction, Shiamin Kwa's \u003ci\u003ePerfect Copies\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that the mode of production and the manner in which we perceive comics are often quite similar to the stories they tell. \u003ci\u003ePerfect Copies\u003c\/i\u003e considers the dual notions of reproduction, mechanical as well as biological, and explores how comics are works of reproduction that embed questions about the nature of reproduction itself. Through close readings of the comics \u003ci\u003eMy Favorite Thing Is Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e by Emil Ferris, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Project\u003c\/i\u003e by Gareth Brookes, \u003ci\u003eThe Generous Bosom\u003c\/i\u003e series by Conor Stechschulte, \u003ci\u003eSabrina\u003c\/i\u003e by Nick Drnaso, and \u003ci\u003ePanther\u003c\/i\u003e by Brecht Evens, \u003ci\u003ePerfect Copies\u003c\/i\u003e shows how these comics makers push the limits of different ideas of \"reproduction\" in strikingly different ways. Kwa suggests that reading and thinking about books like these, that push us to engage with these complicated questions, teaches us how to become better readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40955311095905,"sku":"9781978826571","price":24.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_37473602.jpg?v=1762057890","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781978826571-perfect-copies","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}