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I would like to thank the editors at the University of Wisconsin Press, Raphael Kadushin for supporting this project, as well as series editor William L. Andrews, who shepherded it through the publication process from initial formulations to its present incarnation. Hearty thanks are due to my tireless research assistants, Presidential Scholars of Dartmouth College Tien-Tien Jong, Sara Brown, and Martha Gillon. A Burke Award, a Junior Faculty Fellowship, and the Class of  Dartmouth College Award provided financial support and a sabbatical year during which this project was edited. Deep gratitude goes to my intrepid contributors for participating in this critical venture and for having the courage and patience to speak across disciplinary registers. And finally I want to acknowledge the scores of students who have taken our classes on comics, graphic novels, or autobiography , without whom neither the motivation nor the merit of such a collection would be possible. Acknowledgments ix Graphic Subjects ...

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