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POPULAR CULTURE

Comics Ghosts in Popular
through Time Culture and Legend

A History of Icons, JUNE MICHELE PULLIAM AND
Idols, and Ideas ANTHONY J. FONSECA, EDITORS

4 VOLUMES | M. KEITH BOOKER, “ This this resource can
EDITOR be used for readers’ (or
viewers’) advisory and is
> AWARD WINNER valuable for those needing
Best Comics-Related Book Nominee a current reference on
–Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards ghosts. . . . This engaging
GREENWOOD reference will pique
“ It could easily be used September 2016, 403pp, 7x10 curiosity in ghosts and
GREENWOOD for high school- and Print: 978-1-4408-3490-5
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$415.00, £320.00, €378.00 on related topics and is —Library Journal,
eBook: 978-0-313-39751-6 recommended for public, December 1, 2016
high-school, and college With entries that range from specific works to authors, folklore,
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libraries. and popular culture (including music, film, television, urban
—Booklist, February 25, 2015 legend, and gaming), this book provides a single-volume resource
on all things ghostly in the United States and in other countries.
Focusing especially on American comic books and graphic novels
from the 1930s to the present, this massive four-volume work
JUNE MICHELE PULLIAM, PhD, is professor of English and
provides a colorful yet authoritative source on the entire history of gender studies at Louisiana State University.
the comics medium.
ANTHONY J. FONSECA, PhD, is library director at Elms College,
Chicopee, MA.
M. KEITH BOOKER is professor of English and director of the
Program in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies at the
University of Arkansas.
Encyclopedia
of the Zombie
Ghosts, Spirits, The Walking Dead in
and Psychics Popular Culture
The Paranormal from and Myth
Alchemy to Zombies JUNE MICHELE PULLIAM AND
ANTHONY J. FONSECA, EDITORS
MATT CARDIN, EDITOR This encyclopedia
“ its thoughtful, even- “
Given its currency and
possesses wide appeal
handed approach to GREENWOOD and is appropriate for
general audiences.
the field, Ghosts, Spirits, June 2014, 381pp, 7x10 Researchers interested in
Print: 978-1-4408-0388-8
ABC-CLIO and Psychics is highly $89.00, £69.00, €81.00 monsters, anthropology,
July 2015, 409pp, 7x10 recommended for eBook: 978-1-4408-0389-5 politics, and film history
Print: 978-1-61069-683-8 undergraduate and larger
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$89.00, £69.00, €81.00 public library reference are also well-served by its contents.
eBook: 978-1-61069-684-5
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collections. —Choice, January 1, 2015
—RUSA, June 7, 2016 A fascinating read for anyone from general readers to hardcore
fans and scholars, this encyclopedia covers virtually every aspect
This fascinating work provides a complete overview of of the zombie as cultural phenomenon, including film, literature,
paranormal phenomena, including the beliefs, attitudes, and folklore, music, video games, and events.
notable figures who have attempted to explain, defend, or
debunk the mysteries behind the unknown.
JUNE MICHELE PULLIAM, PhD, is professor of English and
gender studies at Louisiana State University.
MATT CARDIN is an instructor at Ranger College in Ranger, TX. ANTHONY J. FONSECA, PhD, is library director at Elms College,
132 FALL 2017 Chicopee, MA.