Comics, Prints, and Multiplicity

Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 73 (1):57-67 (2015)
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Abstract

Comics comprise a hybrid art form descended from printmaking and mostly made using print technologies. But comics are an art form in their own right and do not belong to the art form of printmaking. We explore some features art comics and fine art prints do and do not have in common. Although most fine art prints and comics are multiple artworks, it is not obvious whether the multiple instances of comics and prints are artworks in their own right. The comparison of comics and fine art prints provides a promising test for assessing how hybrid art forms develop more generally, and for assessing how they differ from closely related nonhybrid cousins

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Roy T. Cook
University of St. Andrews
Aaron Meskin
University of Georgia

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