Robert K. Elder’s research into Hemingway’s comic presence demonstrates the truly international reach of Hemingway as a pop culture icon. In more than 120 appearances across multiple languages, Hemingway is often portrayed as the hyper-masculine legend: bearded, boozed up, and ready to throw a punch. But just as often, comic book writers see past the bravado to the sensitive artist looking for validation. Hemingway’s role in these comics ranges from the divine to the ridiculous, as his image is recorded, distorted, lampooned, and whittled down to its essential parts.

Reviews:
“Here Elder opens the door to an entertaining avenue of Hemingway studies…an amiable guide to comic strips, books, and graphic novel series that use Hemingway as a springboard into satire, joke-telling, brooding existential meditations, and wonky literary archaeology. …Overall verdict: Ka-pow.” — Booklist

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“An exhaustive study…comics fans will find much to savor.”
— Publisher’s Weekly

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Praise:
“Who knew the world of comics about Hemingway was so much fun? ‘Hemingway in Comics’ is at once hugely enjoyable and a learning experience of the best kind. A gold mine for the Hemingway enthusiast.”
— Mary V. Dearborn, author, Ernest Hemingway: A Biography

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“For decades, the literary world’s own Man of Action has been a ubiquitous presence in comic books… In charting these myths, Robert K. Elder has not only unearthed a wealth of comics history but reclaimed the richness of Hemingway’s life, transforming caricatures into a glinting mosaic portraiture.”
— Sean Howe, author of the Eisner Award-winning Marvel Comics: The Untold Story

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“Surprising, funny, audacious. Comic book creators shine a light on Hemingway’s myth and legend, and it reflects back on them in strange, unpredictable ways. A fresh, modern way to discover—or rediscover—Hemingway and his work.”
— Kristen Radtke, author & illustrator, Imagine Wanting Only This

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