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18. “A Fumetto, a Comic, and a BD Walk into a Bar…”: The Translation of Humor in Comics

Author : Alex Valente

Published in: Cultures of Comics Work

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US

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Abstract

The translator and comics scholar’s fascination with humor in the medium is due, partly, to the misconception of what comics are notionally “supposed” to be or do, that is, be funny. The misnomer of the medium can lead to a variety of misconceptions about it, such as believing that all comics are synonymous with “the funnies.” Furthermore, humor is extremely difficult to define, which makes creating an objective, practical framework for its translation very complicated (e.g. Vandaele 2002).

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Title: “A Fumetto, a Comic, and a BD Walk into a Bar…”: The Translation of Humor in Comics
Author: Alex Valente
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Book: Cultures of Comics Work
Print ISBN: 978-1-137-55477-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-137-55090-3

Copyright Year: 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55090-3_18