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Comics – more than Superheroes

Superheroes are only half the story of comic books – there serious adult literature, too

Superheroes are only half the story of comic books because there's also a culture of serious adult literature told in comic-book form. What is the appeal of this combination of text and image? Guests: Comic creator Ed Hillyer (a.k.a. ILYA) and comics historian Gene Kannenberg.
Presenter: Harriett Gilbert.

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23 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project