The Rise of the American Comics Artist: Creators and Contexts

Acknowledgments

ix Acknowledgments We would like to express our gratitude to Seetha Srinivasan and Walter Biggins at the University Press of Mississippi for their enthusiasm, encouragement, and support—and our anonymous readers for helping to guide and hone our ideas for the book. Thanks also to Max Stites for taking the time to read the manuscript. It has benefited greatly from the generosity of Joe Sacco and Chris Ware, who have allowed us permission to reproduce their work, and from the invaluable insights of Jeff Smith, Jim Woodring, and Scott McCloud. Thanks to them, and the numerous other comics creators who continue to entertain, educate, and inspire us. This page intentionally left blank ...