Comparative Dynamics in the Comics Industry: Contrasting Cultures in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands...

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Rudi de Vries

Comparative Dynamics in the Comics Industry

Contrasting Cultures in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands

Rudi de Vries

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Routledge
01 April 2025

Research methods: general; Media studies; Sociology: work & labour; Organisational theory & behaviour; Media, information & communication industries

Series: Routledge Focus on Business and Management

Due to the enormous cultural and economic impact of the Marvel movies, manga, and anime, research on the comics industry is growing, but has focused primarily on the US and Japan. This book focusses on the European comics industry to explore the complex impact of organizational and cultural differences in audience behaviours, both in the comics industry specifically and in the creative industries in general.

Drawing on the author’s research on the contrasting comics culture of the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, the study uses institutional theories and organizational ecology to compare the interactions of publishing organizations with artists, audiences, and each other. It combines this with a critical approach to modernization theory to evaluate how historical, cultural, and religious factors might impact the audience for comics and how those audiences respond to and interact with this specific creative medium. The book demonstrates the benefits of using combinations of theoretical frameworks to draw out more nuanced interpretations for this and other under-researched creative industry areas.

With its unique insights, this book will be of great interest to researchers in the comics industry, as well as a fascinating contribution to research in cultural-related audience behaviour for all scholars in the creative industries.

By: Rudi de Vries
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781032357171
ISBN 10: 1032357177
Series: Routledge Focus on Business and Management
Pages: 62
Publication Date: 01 April 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rudi de Vries is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Arts and at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.