Cultures of War in Graphic Novels examines the representation of small-scale and often less acknowledged conflicts from around the world and throughout history in graphic novels. The book explores the multi-layered relation between the graphic novel as a popular medium and war as a pivotal recurring experience in human history.

Introduction Tatiana Prorokova and Nimrod Tal      Part I: Representations Chapter 1: “A Clash of Arms to Be Eternally Remembered”: War, Chivalry, and the Hundred Years War in Le Trône d'Argile and Crécy Iain A. MacInnes                     Chapter 2: Graphic Narrative and the War on Terror  Kenton Worcester                                     Chapter 3: What Is War in the Bosnian Graphic Novel  Emir Pasanovic             Part II: Non-Combatants’ Experiences Chapter 4: “The Sky Is Darkened by Gods”: Spirituality, Strength, and Violence in Gene Luen Yang’s Boxers and Saints                         Harriet E.H. Earle                             Chapter 5: Unseen Scars: Recalling Traumatic Moments in Individuals with PTSD in War Brothers  James Kelley                                 Chapter 6: Nat Turner, Slave Revolts, and Child-Killing in US Graphic Novels  Joe Lockard     Chapter 7: Sinne Fianna Fáil: Women, Irish Rebellions, and the Graphic Novels of Gerry Hunt Christina M. Knopf Chapter 8: “The Children Internalize the Meaning of the Occupation”: Growing Up under Israeli Occupation and a Culture of Resistance in Joe Sacco’s Palestine Peter C. Valenti Part III: Memories Chapter 9: The Malvinas War in Argentine Memory: Graphic Representations of Defeat and Nationalism, 1982-2015 Silvia G. Kurlat Ares Chapter 10: The Haunting Power of War: Remembering the Rwandan Genocide in 99 Days Tatiana Prorokova Chapter 11: Blogging in Times of War: The July 2006 War in Lebanon, Mazen Kerbaj Imaging the Unimaginable Yasmine Nachabe Taan      Notes on Contributors Index