@glennf looks interesting! Is it centered solely on north-American comics, or does the book talks about the French-Belgian bandes dessinées and Japanese manga? (beyond occasional passing mentions)

@joachim Newspaper comics from North America primarily—although that’s a function of materials and exposure, not interest. I have been unable to find almost any source material or contemporary writing about non-NA newspaper comics. And comic books (of all sorts) are a whole other world: they were largely and remain largely centrally managed by a few large firms (in the US at least), and the printing materials don't seem to have survived. Then, there are rights issues!