Empirical Comics Research

This volume presents innovative methods for studying comics, manga, and graphic novels, making Empirical Comics Research essential for interdisciplinary exploration.

This edited volume brings together work in the field of empirical comics research. Empirical Comics Research draws on various disciplines, including computer and cognitive science, psychology, art history, linguistics, and literary studies. Each chapter presents innovative methods that establish both the practical and theoretical motivations for the quantitative study of comics, manga, and graphic novels.

Individual chapters delve into diverse topics such as corpus studies, the potential of crowdsourcing for comics research, annotation, narrative analysis, cognitive processing, and reception studies. The contributors provide insights that highlight the interdisciplinary nature of comics research, making it relevant to a wide array of academic fields.

By opening up new perspectives on visual narratives, Empirical Comics Research becomes a key reference for anyone interested in the scientific study of art and literature, as well as the broader digital humanities. It encourages readers to consider how visual storytelling can be analyzed through empirical methods, ultimately enriching our understanding of this unique form of expression.